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• Antonius (Tonnie) Arents, Groesbeek, Gelderland, Netherlands († 2004)
• Anneke Zijnge († 2014)
• Antonius Rutgerus Marinus Maria Arents, Groesbeek († 2004)
• Darrell Wood, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia († 2004)
• Micheal Fritz VOS, Karlsruhe, Germany († 1996)
• Philip HOUBRACKEN, Zottegem, 9620, Oost-Vlaanderen, Vlaanderen, België
• Maria Geertruida Wilhelmina Verdijk, Eindhoven
• Antonius Rutgerus Marinus Maria Arents, Groesbeek († 2004)
• Quirine van Steijn, Sint Maartensvlotbrug († 2008)
• Dean Jay Eshuis, Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington († 2023)

• Albert Grolle (63), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Aukesz Boon (86), Velsen
• Aaltje Siertsema (74), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Adrianus Langendoen (65), Rockanje
• Anna Margaretha Swen (78), Zeist
• Aart Reurink (11), Balkbrug
• Anna van Lohuizen (59), Wenum, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antje Hillegien (Smit) Smits (79), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Adelia Friderike J Frolich (80), Seattle, King, Washington, Verenigde Staten
• Antonius Hendrikus Salari (55), Maastricht

• 1960 » Jon Oliva, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
• 1961 » Calvin Fish, English racing driver and sportscaster
• 1961 » Keith Sweat, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1962 » Alvin Robertson, American basketball player
• 1962 » Martine St. Clair, Canadian singer and actress
• 1963 » Emilio Butragueño, Spanish footballer
• 1963 » Emily Saliers, American singer-songwriter and musician
• 1964 » Bonnie Langford, English actress and dancer
• 1964 » John Leguizamo, Colombian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1964 » Will Calhoun, American rock drummer

• 1940 » George Fuller, Australian politician, 22nd Premier of New South Wales (b. 1861)
• 1948 » Rūdolfs Jurciņš, Latvian basketball player (b. 1909)
• 1950 » William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canadian economist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1874)
• 1958 » Mikhail Zoshchenko, Ukrainian-Russian soldier and author (b. 1895)
• 1967 » Carl Sandburg, American poet and historian (b. 1878)
• 1968 » Giovannino Guareschi, Italian journalist and cartoonist (b. 1908)
• 1970 » George Johnston, Australian journalist and author (b. 1912)
• 1974 » Wayne Morse, American lawyer and politician (b. 1900)
• 1979 » J. V. Cain, American football player (b. 1951)
• 1979 » Sándor Kocsis, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1929)

• 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.
• March 2 » Wilt Chamberlain sets the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association by scoring 100 points.
• June 14 » The European Space Research Organisation is established in Paris – later becoming the European Space Agency.
• July 23 » Telstar relays the first publicly transmitted, live trans-Atlantic television program, featuring Walter Cronkite.
• September 25 » The North Yemen Civil War begins when Abdullah al-Sallal dethrones the newly crowned Imam al-Badr and declares Yemen a republic under his presidency.
• September 27 » Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring is published, inspiring an environmental movement and the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
• October 11 » The Second Vatican Council becomes the first ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church in 92 years.

The temperature on July 22, 1962 was between 13.0 °C and 19.6 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (54%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.