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• Jill Lynn Rolph, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, Verenigde Staten († 2014)
• Madeleine Kathleen Hulst, Amsterdam
• Catherine
• Catharina Stokman, Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1962)
• Rina Heskamp, Wierden, Overijssel, Netherlands
• Bernardus Sebastianus Jongerius, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 1986)
• Annie Vis, Oud Beijerland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Terry Anthony Luckett Branson († 1999)
• Patrick STEVENS, Welle
• Livingston Delano Roosevelt, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America († 1962)

• Anna Maria Bleezer (65), Wijnandsrade, Nuth
• Abraham de Jong (53), Den Haag
• Albertus van der Pol (79), amsterdam
• Anna Maria Hubertina Christina Schmitz (79), Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands
• Anna Catharina Graus (79), Roosteren, Nederland
• ANTONIA VAN DER VLIS (82), LEIDEN
• Akke Atzedr Bosma (89), Krommenie
• Anna Mae Smith (45), New York, New York, Verenigde Staten
• Aaltje Kuipers (77), Oosterhesselen,Drenthe,Niederlande
• Adrianus van der Flier (85), Leiden (Z-H)

• 1960 » Duane Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1960 » Jenny Eclair, English comedian, actress and screenwriter
• 1960 » John Hemming, English businessman and politician
• 1961 » Brett Kenny, Australian rugby league player and coach
• 1961 » Todd McFarlane, Canadian author, illustrator, and businessman, founded McFarlane Toys
• 1962 » Franck Fréon, French race car driver
• 1962 » Liliane Gaschet, French athlete
• 1963 » Jerome Flynn, English actor and singer
• 1963 » Kevin Smith, New Zealand actor and singer († 2002)
• 1964 » Patty Griffin, American singer-songwriter

• 1955 » Nicolas de Staël, French-Russian painter and illustrator (b. 1914)
• 1957 » Constantin Brâncuși, Romanian-French sculptor, painter, and photographer (b. 1876)
• 1958 » Leon Cadore, American baseball player (b. 1891)
• 1961 » Chen Geng, Chinese general and politician (b. 1903)
• 1961 » Václav Talich, Czech violinist and conductor (b. 1883)
• 1963 » Laura Adams Armer, American author and photographer (b. 1874)
• 1965 » Alice Herz, German activist (b. 1882)
• 1967 » Thomas MacGreevy, Irish poet (b. 1893)
• 1968 » Gunnar Ekelöf, Swedish poet and translator (b. 1907)
• 1968 » Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Italian-American pianist and composer (b. 1895)

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. Karin
12. Monique
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 15 » The Derveni papyrus, Europe's oldest surviving manuscript dating to 340 BC, is found in northern Greece.
• February 7 » The United States bans all Cuban imports and exports.
• July 2 » The first Walmart store, then known as Wal-Mart, opens for business in Rogers, Arkansas.
• July 11 » First transatlantic satellite television transmission.
• October 12 » The Columbus Day Storm strikes the U.S. Pacific Northwest with record wind velocities; 46 dead and at least U.S. $230 million in damages.
• November 21 » The Chinese People's Liberation Army declares a unilateral ceasefire in the Sino-Indian War.

The temperature on March 16, 1962 was between -5.7 °C and 3.9 °C and averaged -0.6 °C. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.