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• Rinze Fokkes van der Vegt, Leeuwarden, Gem. Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland († 2013)
• José Augusto Brunetti, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil († 2021)
• Peter Slot, Den Helder († 2016)
• Ludo Loyens, Genk (B), België († 2001)
• William P Wildeboer, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa († 2017)
• George Verburg, Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa († 2023)
• Louis Verheezen, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1973)
• Douglas Lee Dracht, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 1963)
• David Michael Harris, Trenton, Michigan
• Martha Tjakina Stubbe, Winschoten, Groningen, Netherlands († 2013)

• Arris Agnitus Knoppers (70), Leiden
• Albert Geerling (88), Usquert, Groningen, Nederland
• Aart Bijsterbosch (80), Apeldoorn
• Anna Catharina van Elzakkers (73), Bergen op Zoom
• Alida Maria Kooijmans (IX-64) (63), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aart Bijsterbosch (80), ,, Apeldoorn, Nederland
• Alida Maria Kooijmans (63)
• Alle Wiersma (67), Opende,Grootegast, Groningen, Nederland
• Agnes Sophia Florissen (84), Herwen en Aerdt, Geldern, Niederlande
• Arend Jan Teerink (70), Vorden

• 1955 » Ian Moss, Australian guitarist and singer-songwriter
• 1955 » Mariya Takeuchi, Japanese singer-songwriter
• 1955 » Nina Kiriki Hoffman, American author
• 1956 » Anne Donahue, American lawyer and politician
• 1956 » Catherine Ashton, English politician, Vice-President of the European Commission
• 1956 » Naoto Takenaka, Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and director
• 1957 » David Foster, Australian woodchopper
• 1957 » Spike Lee, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1957 » Theresa Russell, American actress
• 1957 » Vanessa Bell Calloway, American actress

• 1945 » Dorothy Campbell, Scottish-American golfer (b. 1883)
• 1946 » Amadeus William Grabau, American-Chinese geologist, paleontologist, and academic (b. 1870)
• 1947 » Sigurd Wallén, Swedish actor and director (b. 1884)
• 1952 » Hjalmar Väre, Finnish cyclist (b. 1892)
• 1958 » Adegoke Adelabu, Nigerian merchant, journalist, and politician (b. 1915)
• 1964 » Brendan Behan, Irish republican and playwright (b. 1923)
• 1965 » Daniel Frank, American long jumper (b. 1882)
• 1966 » Johnny Morrison, American baseball player (b. 1895)
• 1968 » Carl Theodor Dreyer, Danish director and screenwriter (b. 1889)
• 1969 » Henri Longchambon, French politician (b. 1896)

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. Petronella
9. Adriana
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.
• February 25 » In his speech On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences, Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union, denounces Stalin.
• March 1 » Formation of the East German Nationale Volksarmee.
• March 9 » Soviet forces suppress mass demonstrations in the Georgian SSR, reacting to Nikita Khrushchev's de-Stalinization policy.
• March 23 » Pakistan becomes the first Islamic republic in the world. This date is now celebrated as Republic Day in Pakistan.
• April 30 » Former Vice President and Democratic Senator Alben Barkley dies during a speech in Virginia.
• November 3 » Hungarian Revolution: A new Hungarian government is formed, in which many members of banned non-Communist parties participate. During negotiations on Tököl Island ostensibly on Soviet troop withdrawal, the KGB arrests Pál Maléter and other Hungarian Revolutionary commanders, effectively decapitating the Revolution's military leadership. János Kádár and Ferenc Münnich form a counter-government in Moscow as Soviet troops ready for the final assault.

The temperature on March 20, 1956 was between 5.1 °C and 10.1 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 4.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.