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• Richard Anderson († 2003)
• Tracy Ann Nelson, Miller, Hand, South Dakota, VS († 2011)
• Peter plat, Rotterdam
• David Bruce Oliver, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan († 2004)
• Bianca Leonara La Maitre, Wollongong († 2010)
• Michael Don Lockwood, Gary, Lake, Indiana, United States († 1985)
• Wim-Johan-Maria Konings († 2009)
• Linda Lenoir, Roeselare West-Vlaanderen, België († 1975)
• Rina Lauwen († 2014)
• Aaltje Wilhelmina van den Bos, Schiedam († 1994)

• Anne Leegstra (71), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Catharina den Otter (60), Haarlem,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Catharine Hekker (72), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Makkinga (71), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
• Albert van der Leest (70), Kollumerland
• Derk Geerts Koster (74), Noordijk
• Cornelis Jan Oskam (62), Bergambacht
• Anna Catharina Steijns (71), Sittard, Nederland
• Albert Makkinga (71), Zwolle
• Cornelis Jan Oskam (61), BERGAMBACHT (Krimpenerwaard), Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1953 » Pete Falcone, American baseball player
• 1955 » Howard Hewett, American R&B singer-songwriter
• 1955 » Jeff Reardon, American baseball player
• 1955 » Morten Gunnar Larsen, Norwegian pianist and composer
• 1956 » Andrus Ansip, Estonian engineer and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Estonia
• 1956 » Theresa May, English politician, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• 1957 » Éva Tardos, Hungarian mathematician and educator
• 1957 » Kang Seok-woo, South Korean actor
• 1958 » Martin Cooper, English saxophonist, composer, and painter
• 1958 » Masato Nakamura, Japanese bass player and producer

• 1942 » Ants Piip, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1884)
• 1950 » Faik Ali Ozansoy, Turkish poet, educator, and politician (b. 1876)
• 1951 » Peter McWilliam, Scottish-English footballer and manager (b. 1878)
• 1953 » John Marin, American painter (b. 1870)
• 1955 » Charles Christie, American film producer, founded Christie Film Company (b. 1880)
• 1957 » Abdülhalik Renda, Turkish civil servant and politician, 6th Turkish Minister of National Defence (b. 1881)
• 1958 » Robert Falk, Russian painter and educator (b. 1886)
• 1959 » Enrico De Nicola, Italian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 1st President of Italy (b. 1877)
• 1961 » Ludwig Bemelmans, Italian-American author and illustrator (b. 1898)
• 1970 » Raúl Riganti, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1893)

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. Jacob
16. Jacobus

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. Jacoba

• 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.
• January 1 » Sudan achieves independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom.
• March 1 » Formation of the East German Nationale Volksarmee.
• October 28 » Hungarian Revolution: A de facto ceasefire comes into effect between armed revolutionaries and Soviet troops, who begin to withdraw from Budapest. Communist officials and facilities come under attack by revolutionaries.
• November 2 » Suez Crisis: Israel occupies the Gaza Strip.
• November 3 » Suez Crisis: The Khan Yunis killings by the Israel Defense Forces in Egyptian-controlled Gaza result in the deaths of 275 Palestinians.
• November 22 » The Summer Olympics, officially known as the games of the XVI Olympiad, are opened in Melbourne, Australia.

The temperature on October 1, 1956 was between 12.6 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 4.8 mm of rain during 3.1 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (17%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.