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• Peter van de Graaf, Vlaardingen († 2003)
• Leonardus Carolus Franciskus Henkes, 's Gravenhage, Zuid Holland, Nederland († 2012)
• Dirk van Eijk († 2016)
• Arnoldus P.A. Bon, Wilnis († 1966)
• Paul Johannes Maria Op den Camp, Stein, Limburg, Nederland († 1963)
• Gerrit Gerardus Meijer, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1986)
• Claudia Katharina Karolina (Claudia) SIEH, Den Haag (NL/ZH) († 2020)

• (45), Emmen, Nederland
• Antonia Dekker (66), Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrana Priems (80), Oijen
• Amalia Margaretha van Hilten (63), Haarlem
• Anna Harmanna VEGTER (79), Groningen
• Barbara Maria Hoenjet (48), Maastricht
• Adrianus Franciscus van Mosseveld (74), Oosterhout
• Andries van Roon (92), Rotterdam
• Adriana Elisabeth Meijs (56), 's-Hertogenbosch
• ANNIE ELIZABETH SPAKE (77)

• 1960 » Cem Uzan, Turkish businessman and politician
• 1960 » Jim Toomey, American cartoonist
• 1960 » Keith Martin Ball, American mathematician and academic
• 1960 » Ruud Kaiser, Dutch footballer and manager
• 1961 » Andrew Lock, Australian mountaineer
• 1961 » John Lynch, Northern Irish actor
• 1962 » Mark Starr, English wrestler († 2013)
• 1963 » Craig Teitzel, Australian rugby league player
• 1963 » Lars Ulrich, Danish-American drummer, songwriter, and producer
• 1964 » Elizabeth Kostova, American author

• 1959 » Jack Tresadern, English footballer and manager (b. 1890)
• 1960 » Tetsuro Watsuji, Japanese historian and philosopher (b. 1889)
• 1963 » Gorgeous George, American wrestler (b. 1915)
• 1966 » Guillermo Stábile, Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1905)
• 1966 » Herbert Otto Gille, German general (b. 1897)
• 1966 » Ina Boudier-Bakker, Dutch author (b. 1875)
• 1968 » Weegee, Ukrainian-American photographer and journalist (b. 1898)
• 1970 » Lillian Board, South African-English runner (b. 1948)
• 1972 » Harry S. Truman, American colonel and politician, 33rd President of the United States (b. 1884)
• 1973 » Harold B. Lee, American religious leader, 11th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1899)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Peter
4. Robert
5. Cornelis
6. Hendrik
7. Pieter
8. Ronald
9. Petrus
10. Gerrit
11. Willem
12. John
13. Paul
14. Johan
15. Hans
16. Dirk

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Elisabeth
4. Cornelia
5. Anna
6. Yvonne
7. Jolanda
8. Catharina
9. Wilhelmina
10. Ingrid
11. Monique
12. Karin
13. Hendrika
14. Jacqueline
15. Petronella
16. Anita

• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
• January 12 » Vietnam War: Operation Chopper, the first American combat mission in the war, takes place.
• January 15 » Netherlands New Guinea Conflict: Indonesian Navy fast patrol boat RI Macan Tutul commanded by Commodore Yos Sudarso sunk in Arafura Sea by the Dutch Navy.
• May 19 » A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe's rendition of "Happy Birthday".
• November 17 » President John F. Kennedy dedicates Washington Dulles International Airport, serving the Washington, D.C., region.
• November 21 » The Chinese People's Liberation Army declares a unilateral ceasefire in the Sino-Indian War.
• December 7 » Prince Rainier III of Monaco revises the principality's constitution, devolving some of his power to advisory and legislative councils.

The temperature on December 26, 1962 was between -10.9 °C and -3.1 °C and averaged -5.9 °C. There was 4.0 mm of rain during 9.2 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (6%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.