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• Gerardus Albertus Johannes Ditz († 2007)
• Veronica Wilhelmina Cornelia Josina SPRONG, schiedam († 2023)
• Anna Geertruida (Anna) Otten, Buinen, Borger, Drenthe, Nederland († 1959)
• N.N. Timmermans, Tilburg († 1956)
• Abraham Paulus Richters, Baarn, UT Netherlands († 2015)
• Richard Paul Girard, Los Angeles County, California, Verenigde Staten († 2009)
• Anke Jannie Baas, Noordwijkerhout, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Melita Georgetina Renfurm († 1957)
• Anna Geertruida Otten, Buinen († 1959)
• N.N. ZIELTJENS, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1956)

• Aaltjen Egberdina Dieperink (80), Warnsveld
• ""EDMONDUS"" ALBERTUS STRYBOL (86), ANTWERPEN,ANTWERPEN,BELGIE
• Albertus van den Born (65), Renkum, Renkum, Gelderland, Nederland
• Berend Jan Hagreis (83), Borne
• Berend Jan Hagreis (83), Borne, Overijssel, Netherlands
• Bastiaantje Blaak (87), Geervliet
• Antonia Melisse (75)
• Albertus Gijsbertus BLAAS (75)
• Arie Korevaart (76), Rockanje
• aart van BRAKEL (74), rotterdam

• 1953 » Jane Badler, American actress
• 1954 » Alex Salmond, Scottish economist and politician, 4th First Minister of Scotland
• 1954 » Hermann Tilke, German racing driver, architect and engineer
• 1956 » Helma Knorscheidt, German shot putter
• 1956 » Robert Goodwill, English farmer and politician
• 1956 » Steve Rude, American author and illustrator
• 1958 » Bebe Neuwirth, American actress and dancer
• 1958 » Geoff Marsh, Australian cricketer and coach
• 1959 » Liveris Andritsos, Greek basketball player
• 1959 » Val Kilmer, American actor

• 1948 » Malcolm Campbell, English racing driver and journalist (b. 1885)
• 1949 » Rıza Tevfik Bölükbaşı, Turkish philosopher, poet, and politician (b. 1869)
• 1949 » Raimond Valgre, Estonian pianist and composer (b. 1913)
• 1950 » Charles Koechlin, French composer and educator (b. 1867)
• 1951 » Murtaza Hasan Chandpuri, Indian Muslim scholar (b. 1868)
• 1953 » Albert Plesman, Dutch businessman, founded KLM (b. 1889)
• 1964 » Ólafur Thors, Icelandic lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Iceland (b. 1892)
• 1964 » Bobby Byrne, American baseball and soccer player (b. 1884)
• 1964 » Henry Maitland Wilson, English field marshal (b. 1881)
• 1968 » George Lewis, American clarinet player and composer (b. 1900)

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. Jacob

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.
• May 20 » In Operation Redwing, the first United States airborne hydrogen bomb is dropped over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
• July 30 » A joint resolution of the U.S. Congress is signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, authorizing In God We Trust as the U.S. national motto.
• November 4 » Soviet troops enter Hungary to end the Hungarian revolution against the Soviet Union that started on October 23. Thousands are killed, more are wounded, and nearly a quarter million leave the country.
• November 7 » Suez Crisis: The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution calling for the United Kingdom, France and Israel to immediately withdraw their troops from Egypt.
• December 12 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 121 relating to acceptance of Japan to United Nations is adopted.
• December 19 » Irish-born physician John Bodkin Adams is arrested in connection with the suspicious deaths of more than 160 patients. Eventually he is convicted only of minor charges.

The temperature on December 31, 1956 was between -1.2 °C and 4.1 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (35%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.