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• Rudolf Peter Fokker, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland Nederland († 2021)
• Jeffrey Peter John (Jeff) Ruitenbach, Amerika († 2010)
• Ana Elizia Fernandes, Santa Catarina, Brasil († 1996)
• Robert Zwerver, Amsterdam
• Emmie Hendriks Schaap, Huizen († 1993)
• Andreas Petrus Johannes Maria Ermen, Gilze en Rijen
• Jeffrey Peter John Ruitenbach, Glendale, California, Verenigde Staten († 2010)
• Erwin Laurens Klamer, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 2003)
• Caroline Tollenaar, Swalmen, Limburg, Nederland
• Jacob Westendorp († 1994)

• Arij van der Hout (80), Naaldwijk
• Catharina Margaretha Kimman (64)
• Anna Maria Heijnen (87), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Cornelis Marie Daalder (60), Emmeloord
• Arthur Pierre Joseph Wauters (58), Anderlecht Bruxelles
• Bessie Iona Helmer (64)
• Arnoldus Franciscus van Middelkoop (81), Culemborg, GLD, Nederland
• Arie Rood (62), Krommenie, Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Margaretha Tholen (70), Börger, Emsland
• Aaltje van der Bos (82), Westdongeradeel

• 1959 » Deron Cherry, American football player and sportscaster
• 1959 » Scott Brown, American colonel and politician
• 1959 » Sigmar Gabriel, German educator and politician, 17th Vice-Chancellor of Germany
• 1960 » Evan Jenkins, American academic and politician
• 1960 » Stefanos Korkolis, Greek pianist and composer
• 1961 » Mylène Farmer, Canadian-French singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 1962 » Amy Yasbeck, American actress
• 1962 » Sunay Akın, Turkish poet, journalist, and philanthropist
• 1964 » Dieter Hecking, German footballer and manager
• 1964 » Greg Gutfeld, American television journalist and author

• 1953 » Hugo Schmeisser, German engineer (b. 1884)
• 1953 » James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn, English politician, Governor of Northern Ireland (b. 1869)
• 1953 » Lewis Stone, American actor (b. 1879)
• 1956 » Sándor Festetics, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of War (b. 1882)
• 1961 » Carl Hermann, German physicist and academic (b. 1898)
• 1962 » Rangeya Raghav, Indian author and playwright (b. 1923)
• 1962 » Spot Poles, American baseball player and soldier (b. 1887)
• 1967 » Vladimir Bartol, Italian-Slovene author and playwright (b. 1903)
• 1968 » Tommy Armour, Scottish-American golfer and journalist (b. 1894)
• 1971 » Walter Egan, American golfer (b. 1881)

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 15 » The Derveni papyrus, Europe's oldest surviving manuscript dating to 340 BC, is found in northern Greece.
• May 10 » Marvel Comics publishes the first issue of The Incredible Hulk.
• June 11 » Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island.
• August 11 » Vostok 3 launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and cosmonaut Andrian Nikolayev becomes the first person to float in microgravity.
• September 30 » James Meredith enters the University of Mississippi, defying racial segregation rules.
• October 27 » By refusing to agree to the firing of a nuclear torpedo at a US warship, Vasily Arkhipov averts nuclear war.

The temperature on September 12, 1962 was between 12.4 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (5%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.