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• Nanda ROMIJN, de, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1999)
• Monika Karla Elisabeth Tschirch († 2003)
• Einko van der Laan († 1995)
• Donna Marie Riles, Waycross, Ware County, Georgia, United States of America († 2016)
• martinus gertrudis gerardus (thijs) janssen, helden-panningen († 2018)
• Gerritje (Gerrie) Dijkgraaf, Elspeet (Ermelo) († 1962)
• Jan Postma († 1979)
• Kimberly Ann Bruenderman, Sikeston, Scott, Missouri, Verenigde Staten († 2011)
• Erik middelman, leersum († 2009)
• Wichard Alfons Wisse, Emsbüren-Drievorden († 1964)

• Cornelis Kiewit (73), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Sjirks Cnossen (34), Sneek, Friesland, Nederland
• Cornelis Zwanenburg (53), Katwijk
• Berend Jan Hakkers (71), avereest
• Berend Jan Hakkers (71), Avereest
• Adriana Everdina Verwoert (79), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Bruynen (75)
• Bauke Uiltje Symens Hofstra (79), Rauwerd, Rauwerderhem, Friesland, Nederland
• Cornelis Johannes Duijnhouwer (79)
• Cornelis Hubrecht Meijer (59), Laren

• 1961 » John Miceli, American drummer
• 1961 » Melissa Etheridge, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist
• 1962 » Carol Kirkwood, Scottish journalist
• 1962 » Chloé Sainte-Marie, Canadian actress and singer
• 1962 » Eric Davis, American baseball player
• 1962 » Fandi Ahmad, Singaporean footballer, coach, and manager
• 1963 » Blaze Bayley, English singer-songwriter
• 1963 » Claude Loiselle, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
• 1963 » Ukyo Katayama, Japanese race car driver
• 1963 » Zhu Jianhua, Chinese high jumper

• 1953 » Morgan Russell, American painter and educator (b. 1886)
• 1957 » James Whale, English director (b. 1889)
• 1958 » Juan Ramón Jiménez, Spanish poet and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)
• 1963 » Netta Muskett, English author (b. 1887)
• 1966 » Ignace Lepp, Estonian-French priest and psychologist (b. 1909)
• 1968 » Arnold Susi, Estonian lawyer and politician, Estonian Minister of Education (b. 1896)
• 1970 » Eva Hesse, American artist (b. 1936)
• 1970 » John Gunther, American journalist and author (b. 1901)
• 1972 » Moe Berg, American baseball player, coach, and spy (b. 1902)
• 1972 » Stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-American engineer and academic (b. 1878)

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.
• February 7 » The United States bans all Cuban imports and exports.
• June 3 » At Paris Orly Airport, Air France Flight 007 overruns the runway and explodes when the crew attempts to abort takeoff, killing 130.
• July 2 » The first Walmart store, then known as Wal-Mart, opens for business in Rogers, Arkansas.
• September 23 » The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts opens in New York City.
• October 20 » China launches simultaneous offensives in Ladakh and across the McMahon Line, igniting the Sino-Indian War.
• December 25 » The Soviet Union conducts its final above-ground nuclear weapon test, in anticipation of the 1963 Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

The temperature on May 29, 1962 was between 4.7 °C and 14.6 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 3.5 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (19%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.