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• Yvonne Damhuis, Glanerbrug, 7534, Nederland († 1978)
• Angela Elisabeth Antonia Maria Staaltjens, Rijsbergen,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1959)
• Bartje SEGERS, Bornem,2880,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1956)
• Marleen De Smedt, Willebroek,, Antwerpen, België († 2006)
• Peter Otter, Avereest († 2007)
• Helena Clara Dees, Zaamslag, Zeeland, Nederland († 1961)
• Maria VULLINGS_LENSSEN, Breugel († 1978)
• 'Pieter' Jan Jozef Lena Franciscus WINDELS, Kortrijk, 34022, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique († 1982)
• levenloos kind, 's Gravenhage († 1956)
• Christiaan Petrus Adrianus Maria van Rooij, Roosendaal († 1959)

• Bartje SEGERS (0), Bornem,2880,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE
• Ary Knook (64), Tiel, Gelderland, Nederland
• Benedito de Oliveira Pinto (70), São Roque, São Paulo, Brasil
• Aaltje ten Hoope (68), Edam
• Anna Gertrudis Wolters (75), Sint Odiliënberg
• Arendje de Mos (77), Naaldwijk, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Marie Kleij (70), Rotterdam
• Alice Exa Dill (77), Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, Verenigde Staten
• Anna Julia Beuzenberg (81), brouwershaven
• anna maria gertrudis keijsers (72), helden-beringe

• 1953 » Charlie Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1953 » Peter Baumann, German keyboard player and songwriter
• 1953 » Teresa Teng, Taiwanese singer († 1995)
• 1954 » Christian Bjelland IV, Norwegian businessman and art collector
• 1954 » Oprah Winfrey, American talk show host, actress, and producer, founded Harpo Productions
• 1954 » Terry Kinney, American actor and director
• 1956 » Jan Jakub Kolski, Polish director, screenwriter, and cinematographer
• 1957 » Grażyna Miller, Italian journalist and poet
• 1957 » Philippe Dintrans, French rugby player
• 1957 » Ron Franscell, American author and journalist

• 1944 » William Allen White, American journalist and author (b. 1868)
• 1946 » Harry Hopkins, American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Commerce (b. 1890)
• 1948 » Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta (b. 1900)
• 1950 » Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler (b. 1885)
• 1951 » Frank Tarrant, Australian cricketer and umpire (b. 1880)
• 1956 » H. L. Mencken, American journalist and critic (b. 1880)
• 1959 » Winifred Brunton, South African painter and illustrator (b. 1880)
• 1962 » Fritz Kreisler, Austrian-American violinist and composer (b. 1875)
• 1963 » Robert Frost, American poet and playwright (b. 1874)
• 1964 » Alan Ladd, American actor (b. 1913)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Peter
7. Robert
8. Pieter
9. Petrus
10. Gerrit
11. John
12. Adrianus
13. Paul
14. Dirk
15. Jacobus
16. Johan

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Cornelia
4. Elisabeth
5. Anna
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Adriana
9. Petronella
10. Hendrika
11. Yvonne
12. Geertruida
13. Margaretha
14. Marianne
15. Patricia
16. Linda

• 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 10.8 million citizens.
• July 26 » Following the World Bank's refusal to fund building the Aswan Dam, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal, sparking international condemnation.
• September 27 » USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt becomes the first person to exceed Mach 3. Shortly thereafter, the Bell X-2 goes out of control and Captain Apt is killed.
• October 17 » The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield, England.
• October 31 » Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal.
• December 2 » The Granma reaches the shores of Cuba's Oriente Province. Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and 80 other members of the 26th of July Movement disembark to initiate the Cuban Revolution.
• December 12 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 121 relating to acceptance of Japan to United Nations is adopted.

The temperature on January 29, 1956 was between 0.3 °C and 3.2 °C and averaged 1.7 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.