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• Doris Spencer († 1999)
• Lubbertus Kornelis Swart, Groningen († 2017)
• N.N. van Roosmalen, Schijndel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1956)
• Jeffrey Robinson Callahan, Cabarrus County, North Carolina († 1990)
• Benny Froyen, Hasselt, België († 2023)
• Catry H. van den Hil
• Kathleen Linda SMITH, Sheffield, Tasmania, Australia († 1987)
• Adrianus Maria Scholtes, Kwintsheul († 2023)
• Christina Sunitsch, Klagenfurt, Oostenrijk
• Bruce John Froh († 1974)

• Aafke Smit (81), Appingedam, Eemsdelta, Groningen, Nederland
• Albertus Francissen (76), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Christiaan van Kessel (61), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Antonius Pellis (59), Gemeente Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Gezina de Jonge (91), 's-Gravenhage
• Berend Doornbos (66), Amsterdam
• Adrianus Johannes van Veluw (62), Vlijmen
• Anna Modderman (63), Uithuizen
• Catharine Christine Biehl (78), Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
• Arthur Herbert COATES (75), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

• 1954 » Alan Hinkes, English mountaineer and explorer
• 1954 » Tatyana Fomina, Estonian chess player
• 1955 » Kurt Bodewig, German politician
• 1956 » Koo Stark, American actress and photographer
• 1958 » Georgios Kostikos, Greek footballer, coach, and manager
• 1958 » Giancarlo Esposito, American actor, director, and producer
• 1958 » John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute, Scottish racing driver
• 1959 » John Corabi, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1960 » Roger Taylor, English drummer
• 1960 » Steve Lombardozzi, American baseball player and coach

• 1944 » Violette Morris, French footballer, shot putter, and discus thrower (b. 1893)
• 1945 » Pavlo Skoropadskyi, German-Ukrainian general and politician, Hetman of Ukraine (b. 1871)
• 1945 » Sigmund Rascher, German physician (b. 1909)
• 1946 » James Larkin White, American miner, explorer, and park ranger (b. 1882)
• 1950 » George Murray Hulbert, American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1881)
• 1951 » Arnold Sommerfeld, German physicist and academic (b. 1868)
• 1956 » Edward Arnold, American actor (b. 1890)
• 1957 » Gichin Funakoshi, Japanese martial artist, founded Shotokan (b. 1868)
• 1964 » E. J. Pratt, Canadian poet and author (b. 1882)
• 1968 » John Heartfield, German illustrator and photographer (b. 1891)

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. Elisabeth
4. Cornelia
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.
• May 1 » The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public.
• October 17 » Bobby Fischer defeats Donald Byrne in the chess Game of the Century.
• 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 » Hungarian Revolution: János Kádár returns to Budapest in a Soviet armored convoy, officially taking office as the next Hungarian leader. By this point, most armed resistance has been defeated.
• December 9 » Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810, a Canadair North Star, crashes near Hope, British Columbia, Canada, killing all 62 people on board.
• December 12 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 121 relating to acceptance of Japan to United Nations is adopted.

The average temperature on April 26, 1956 was 7.1 °C. There was 10.2 hours of sunshine (70%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.