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Born on Wednesday February 22, 1956
Died on Wednesday February 22, 1956

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 22, 1956 at Delpher


Born on February 22

Died on February 22

Names that were popular for boys in 1956
  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
Names that were popular for girls in 1956
  1. Maria
  2. Johanna
  3. Cornelia
  4. Elisabeth
  5. Anna
  6. Wilhelmina
  7. Catharina
  8. Petronella
  9. Adriana
  10. Hendrika
  11. Yvonne
  12. Geertruida
  13. Margaretha
  14. Marianne
  15. Patricia
  16. Jacoba

Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1956
  • 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 30 » African-American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.'s home is bombed in retaliation for the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
  • March 1 » The International Air Transport Association finalizes a draft of the Radiotelephony spelling alphabet for the International Civil Aviation Organization.
  • April 2 » As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
  • April 3 » Hudsonville–Standale tornado: The western half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan is struck by a deadly F5 tornado.
  • May 1 » The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public.
  • November 3 » Suez Crisis: The Khan Yunis killings by the Israel Defense Forces in Egyptian-controlled Gaza result in the deaths of 275 Palestinians.
Weather February 22, 1956

The temperature on February 22, 1956 was between -15.2 °C and -5.6 °C and averaged -9.8 °C. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (56%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.

Source: KNMI