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• n.n. Muyres
• Maria Hubertina Hammink, Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland († 2000)
• Anna Jozefina Beekhuis, Den Haag,- († 2008)
• Eduard Marcel Agerbeek, Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2011)
• Catharina Franciscus Penders, Geleen, Limburg, Nederland
• Diane Perlowski, Brooklyn, New York, Kings County, New York, United States († 2001)
• Ben Bankras, Obdam († 1979)
• Wayne Kenneth Miller [RC |||] († 1979)
• Rita Azayeva, Bakoe (Azerbaidjan)
• Kraft d'Erbach-Fürstenau († 1980)

• Albert Iemhoff (80), Apeldoorn
• Anna Anthonia Kleij (62), Wormer
• "Toon" Antoon Antoon (75), Oss
• Anna Maria Cathna Feldmann (93), Lisse
• Bernard Heitland (61), Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, Verenigde Staten
• Antje van Oosten (80), Wildervank (Groningen)
• Arie Vlieland (56), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Charles Jean Etienne Gustave Nicolas de la VALLÉE POUSSIN (95), Watermael-Boitsfort, 21017, Région Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgique
• Annechien Knottnerus (74), Appingedam
• Carolus Dionisius LAENEN (80), Hoboken,2660,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE

• 1961 » Simone Young, Australian conductor, director, and composer
• 1962 » Brendan O'Connor, Australian politician, Australian Minister for Employment
• 1962 » Gabriele Tarquini, Italian race car driver
• 1962 » Jon Bon Jovi, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
• 1962 » Paul Farrelly, English journalist and politician
• 1962 » Raimo Summanen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach
• 1962 » Tom Nordlie, Norwegian footballer and coach
• 1963 » Alvin Youngblood Hart, American singer and guitarist
• 1963 » Anthony Albanese, Australian politician, 15th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
• 1963 » Vidyasagar (composer), Indian composer, musician and singer

• 1946 » Fidél Pálffy, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Agriculture (b. 1895)
• 1946 » George E. Stewart, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1872)
• 1947 » Frans Johan Louwrens Ghijsels, Dutch architect and urban planner (b. 1882)
• 1949 » Sarojini Naidu, Indian poet and activist (b. 1879)
• 1953 » James Lightbody, American runner (b. 1882)
• 1957 » Selim Sırrı Tarcan, Turkish educator and politician (b. 1874)
• 1958 » Fred Merkle, American baseball player and manager (b. 1888)
• 1962 » Charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin, Belgian mathematician and academic (b. 1866)
• 1967 » José Martínez Ruiz, Spanish author and critic (b. 1873)
• 1972 » Léo-Ernest Ouimet, Canadian director and producer (b. 1877)

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.
• September 15 » The Soviet ship Poltava heads toward Cuba, one of the events that sets into motion the Cuban Missile Crisis.
• October 3 » Project Mercury: Wally Schirra in Sigma 7 launched from Cape Canaveral for a six-orbit flight.
• October 14 » The Cuban Missile Crisis begins when an American reconnaissance aircraft takes photographs of Soviet ballistic missiles being installed in Cuba.
• October 20 » China launches simultaneous offensives in Ladakh and across the McMahon Line, igniting the Sino-Indian War.
• October 27 » By refusing to agree to the firing of a nuclear torpedo at a US warship, Vasily Arkhipov averts nuclear war.
• December 8 » Workers at four New York City newspapers (this later increases to nine) go on strike for 114 days.

The temperature on March 2, 1962 was between -3.7 °C and 2.6 °C and averaged -0.4 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.