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• Ellen den Haan († 2002)
• Anthonia Hendrika Margaretha Slootweg, Delft († 2009)
• Michelle Louise Morley, Maple Ridge, British Colombia, Canada († 1962)
• Joannes Gerardus van Bennekom, Soest († 1962)
• Gerhardus Johannes Jozef Busscher, Geesteren († 2004)
• Gerhard-Johan Talsma, Schiermonnikoog († 1962)
• Dale Kopperdryer, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa († 2022)
• Rudy Adriaan Jan van der Voorden, Rotterdam, Provincie Zuid-Holland († 2010)
• Kathryn Frances CATLIN († 1962)
• Jacob Anne Cristiaan Jak, Haarlem († 2010)

• ANNA MOERMAN (83), ROTTERDAM
• Antoninus Valentinus David Josephus Lagast (77), Oostende
• * Gerardus van Melis (67), Eindhoven
• Berendina Hendrika Lubbers (59)
• Angel Huizar (59), Los Angeles, California, Verenigde Staten
• Anna Moerman (83), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, Nederland
• Berendina Johanna VERMEER (75), Sioux Center, Sioux, Iowa (USA)
• Antoon Christiaans (77)
• Adriana Cornelia den Hartog (79), Leerdam
• Bernard Gerrit ter Stal (77), Ede, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1960 » Norbert Pohlmann, German computer scientist and academic
• 1960 » Norm Magnusson, American painter and sculptor
• 1961 » Ingrid Arndt-Brauer, German politician
• 1961 » Jesper Olsen, Danish footballer and manager
• 1961 » Sara Wheeler, English author and journalist
• 1962 » Stephen Sommers, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1963 » David Thewlis, English-French actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1963 » Kathy Ireland, American model, actress, and furniture designer
• 1963 » Paul Annacone, American tennis player and coach
• 1963 » Yelena Romanova, Russian runner († 2007)

• 1952 » Hjalmar Väre, Finnish cyclist (b. 1892)
• 1958 » Adegoke Adelabu, Nigerian merchant, journalist, and politician (b. 1915)
• 1964 » Brendan Behan, Irish republican and playwright (b. 1923)
• 1965 » Daniel Frank, American long jumper (b. 1882)
• 1966 » Johnny Morrison, American baseball player (b. 1895)
• 1968 » Carl Theodor Dreyer, Danish director and screenwriter (b. 1889)
• 1969 » Henri Longchambon, French politician (b. 1896)
• 1971 » Falih Rıfkı Atay, Turkish journalist and politician (b. 1894)
• 1972 » Marilyn Maxwell, American actress (b. 1921)
• 1974 » Chet Huntley, American journalist (b. 1911)

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 11 » An avalanche on Huascarán in Peru causes around 4,000 deaths.
• June 14 » The European Space Research Organisation is established in Paris – later becoming the European Space Agency.
• July 6 » As a part of Operation Plowshare, the Sedan nuclear test takes place.
• July 30 » The Trans-Canada Highway, the longest national highway in the world, is officially opened.
• November 11 » Kuwait's National Assembly ratifies the Constitution of Kuwait.
• December 2 » Vietnam War: After a trip to Vietnam at the request of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield becomes the first American official to comment adversely on the war's progress.

The temperature on March 20, 1962 was between -4.0 °C and 6.7 °C and averaged 1.6 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (17%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.