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• Franky VANDEMAELE, Izegem († 2016)
• Brian Ewen, Strathroy († 2015)
• Willem Post († 2003)
• Corina Remmelzwaal, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2018)
• Rita Zomer, North York (Toronto),Ontario
• Robert Kruk, Amsterdam († 2019)
• Andries Wendels, Emmen
• N. Sandker, Musselkanaal († 1962)
• Hans Blum († 1985)
• Peter Westdijk, Velsen († 2019)

• Arend Duiker (68), Den Haag
• Adriana van Nieuwburg (69), Tilburg
• Agnes Maria Adriana Dingjan (70)
• Adrianus Gerardus Schalkwijk (57), Utrecht
• Trétout (83)
• Andries Lucas Fictoor (72), Leiden
• Annechiena Gezina JAGER (9), Zuidbroek, Groningen, Nederland
• Andries Lucas Fictoor (72), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arthur Cook (60), Coopersville (Ottawa, Michigan, USA)
• Alfredo Gesser (3), Antonio Carlos, Santa Catarina, Brasil

• 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)

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.
• 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".
• June 1 » Adolf Eichmann is hanged in Israel.
• July 10 » Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit.
• October 8 » Der Spiegel publishes an article disclosing the sorry state of the Bundeswehr, and is soon accused of treason.
• October 22 » Cuban Missile Crisis: President Kennedy, after internal counsel from Dwight D. Eisenhower, announces that American reconnaissance planes have discovered Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba, and that he has ordered a naval "quarantine" of the Communist nation.

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.