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• Gerardus Marinus Veen, Lellens († 2000)
• Jan Derks († 2004)
• Piet Bakker, Waarland († 2015)
• Anneke de Raaf, rotterdam, Nederland († 2017)
• Yolande Stokkentré († 2003)
• Gary Wayne Winebarger († 2000)
• Franciscus Hendrikus Maria Pieper, Enschede († 2010)
• Kathleen Ann HONCOOP, Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, Verenigde Staten († 2012)
• Thaís Giannini, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil († 1957)
• Susan Mary Teipen, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, VS († 1993)

• Andreas Broeders (84), Schoonhoven
• Berendina Korte (88), Oude Pekela
• Adrianus Nugteren (83), Dordrecht, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Adrianus Cornelius Heerkens (60), gemeente Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriana Johanna Anna Catharina Coeleman (87), Delft
• Adriana Bakker (89), Hilversum
• Charles Elvin Plate (6), Wellsville, Ohio, VS
• Anne Rinzes Poortinga (80), Enumatil, Groningen, Nederland
• Adrianus Cornelius Heerkens- (60), Tilburg, Nederland
• Alphonse Hendricx (55), Linkenbeek

• 1953 » Alan Kupperberg, American author and illustrator († 2015)
• 1954 » Eric Gerets, Belgian footballer and manager
• 1954 » Wreckless Eric, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1955 » Chow Yun-fat, Hong Kong actor and screenwriter
• 1956 » Catherine Corsini, French director and screenwriter
• 1956 » John Godber, English playwright and screenwriter
• 1957 » Henrietta Moore, English anthropologist and academic
• 1957 » Michael Cretu, Romanian-German keyboard player and producer
• 1958 » Rubén Omar Romano, Argentinian-Mexican footballer and coach
• 1958 » Toyah Willcox, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

• 1941 » Werner Sombart, German economist and sociologist (b. 1863)
• 1943 » Ōnishiki Daigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 28th Yokozuna (b. 1883)
• 1947 » Hal Chase, American baseball player and manager (b. 1883)
• 1955 » Mary McLeod Bethune, American educator and activist (b. 1875)
• 1956 » Maurice Tate, English cricketer (b. 1895)
• 1958 » Jacob Fichman, Israeli poet and critic (b. 1881)
• 1963 » Ernie Davis, American football player, coach, and manager (b. 1939)
• 1968 » Frank Walsh, Australian politician, 34th Premier of South Australia (b. 1897)
• 1971 » Aleksandr Gennadievich Kurosh, Russian mathematician and theorist (b. 1908)
• 1973 » Jeannette Rankin, American social worker and politician (b. 1880)

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. 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 » A doctor in Japan reports an "epidemic of an unknown disease of the central nervous system", marking the official discovery of Minamata disease.
• May 20 » In Operation Redwing, the first United States airborne hydrogen bomb is dropped over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
• September 16 » TCN-9 Sydney is the first Australian television station to commence regular broadcasts.
• 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 5 » Suez Crisis: British and French paratroopers land in Egypt after a week-long bombing campaign.

The temperature on May 18, 1956 was between 1.1 °C and 12.4 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (35%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.