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• Gerard Jan Zieleman, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• William Henry Rakers, Clinton County Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 1966)
• Brian Ewen, Strathroy († 2015)
• Robert Kruk, Amsterdam († 2019)
• René Otten, amsterdam, Nederland († 1974)
• Andries Wendels, Emmen
• Jan Stevens († 2005)
• Marc Hayen, Hasselt, België († 2024)
• N. Sandker, Musselkanaal († 1962)
• Philip Jay Rensink, Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa († 2023)

• Albertus Andreas Schellevis (65), Wijk aan Zee, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Bernardus Josephus Boerkamp (57), Nijmegen
• Anna Cornelia Suijkerbuijk (88), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Trétout (83)
• Anthonia Heemskerk (75), Baarn
• Arend Duiker (68), Den Haag
• Antje Jans HIBMA (77), Dokkum Friesland Netherlands
• Alida Christina Meijer (79), Den Haag
• Anthonia Heerkens (80), Rijswijk
• Angèle Madeleine Ayroulet (77), Lille, Département du Nord, France

• 1960 » Bob Casey, Jr., American lawyer and politician, senior senator of Pennsylvania
• 1960 » Lyn Brown, English social worker and politician
• 1960 » Olaf Ludwig, German cyclist and manager
• 1960 » Rudi Völler, German footballer and manager
• 1961 » Hiro Yamamoto, American bass player and songwriter
• 1962 » Hillel Slovak, Israeli-American guitarist († 1988)
• 1963 » Garry Kasparov, Russian chess player and author
• 1964 » Caroline Rhea, Canadian actress and comedian
• 1964 » Davis Love III, American golfer and sportscaster
• 1964 » John Swinney, Scottish businessman and politician, Deputy First Minister of Scotland

• 1954 » Samuel Jones, American high jumper (b. 1880)
• 1956 » Emil Nolde, Danish-German painter and educator (b. 1867)
• 1959 » Eduard van Beinum, Dutch pianist, violinist, and conductor (b. 1901)
• 1961 » John A. Bennett, American soldier (b. 1935)
• 1962 » Culbert Olson, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of California (b. 1876)
• 1966 » Abdul Salam Arif, Iraqi colonel and politician, 2nd President of Iraq (b. 1921)
• 1966 » Carlo Carrà, Italian painter (b. 1881)
• 1966 » Georges Duhamel, French soldier and author (b. 1884)
• 1967 » Nicole Berger, French actress (b. 1934)
• 1969 » Alfred Karindi, Estonian pianist and composer (b. 1901)

• 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 1 » Western Samoa achieves independence from New Zealand; its name is changed to the Independent State of Western Samoa.
• March 16 » A Flying Tiger Line Super Constellation disappears in the western Pacific Ocean, with all 107 aboard missing and presumed dead.
• April 21 » The Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) opens. It is the first World's Fair in the United States since World War II.
• 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".
• September 13 » An appeals court orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith, the first African-American student admitted to the segregated university.
• September 27 » Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring is published, inspiring an environmental movement and the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The temperature on April 13, 1962 was between 0.7 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (34%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.