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• Jacques Roger Stalpaert, St.Quentin, Aisne, Ht-de-Fr, France († 2020)
• Grietje Dirks Olivier, Holwerd, Westdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 2001)
• Tiny Tol († 2022)
• Marian J L P van Esch († 2006)
• Ruth Ann Smith, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa († 2014)
• Jan Wijnardus Jochems, Vianen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• John Charles Mariani, New York City, New York, Verenigde Staten († 2022)
• Jap Keulen, Langweer († 2003)
• Co Antonissen († 2004)
• Sjoerd Tjallings Kampen, Abbega, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1959)

• Cornelis Everardus Ferron (60), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alje JONGMAN (83), Noordbroek Groningen Netherlands
• Beatriz Marques d'Amorim (71), Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil
• Arie Van Lunteren (65), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Alida Maria Vogels (80), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alvina Moenning (81), Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri, Verenigde Staten
• Arie van Lunteren (65), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anna Kohnz (61)
• Anske Sjoerds Dijkstra (76), IJsbrechtum, Wijmbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Albert Maneschijn (66), Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland

• 1954 » Eric Adams, American singer-songwriter
• 1954 » Robert Carl, American pianist and composer
• 1954 » Wolfgang Dremmler, German footballer and coach
• 1955 » Jimmy LaFave, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2017)
• 1955 » Timothy Garton Ash, English historian and author
• 1956 » Mario Soto, Dominican baseball player
• 1956 » Mel Harris, American actress
• 1956 » Sandi Patty, American singer and pianist
• 1957 » Dave Semenko, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster († 2017)
• 1957 » Rick Husband, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut († 2003)

• 1945 » Boris Galerkin, Russian mathematician and engineer (b. 1871)
• 1946 » Ray Stannard Baker, American journalist and author (b. 1870)
• 1947 » Jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1902)
• 1949 » Douglas Hyde, Irish scholar and politician, 1st President of Ireland (b. 1860)
• 1950 » Elsie de Wolfe, American actress, author, and interior decorator (b. 1865)
• 1956 » John Hayes, Australian politician, 25th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1868)
• 1961 » Mazo de la Roche, Canadian author and playwright (b. 1879)
• 1962 » Roger Wolfe Kahn, American composer and bandleader (b. 1907)
• 1965 » Christfried Burmeister, Estonian speed skater (b. 1898)
• 1966 » D. T. Suzuki, Japanese philosopher and author (b. 1870)

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.
• 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.
• May 1 » The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public.
• July 9 » The 7.7 M_w  Amorgos earthquake shakes the Cyclades island group in the Aegean Sea with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The shaking and the destructive tsunami that followed left fifty-three people dead. A damaging M7.2 aftershock occurred minutes after the mainshock.
• August 27 » The nuclear power station at Calder Hall in the United Kingdom was connected to the national power grid becoming the world's first commercial nuclear power station to generate electricity on an industrial scale.
• October 8 » The New York Yankees's Don Larsen pitches the only perfect game in a World Series.
• November 1 » The Springhill mining disaster in Springhill, Nova Scotia kills 39 miners; 88 are rescued.

The temperature on July 12, 1956 was between 11.9 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.