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• Anne FORAN († 2006)
• Monique Colson, Leut, Provincie Limburg, België († 1992)
• David J Hoogestraat, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa († 2016)
• John Alexander Stewart († 1997)
• Theodorus Hoogwater, Alkmaar
• Hettie Anja Dul, Appingedam († 2017)
• Sophie BOUNIOL († 1996)
• Wim Kerssies († 1963)
• Hajo Albert Klaas Cardinaal, Mülheim
• Engel Christiaan Warmenhoven, Velsen († 2008)

• Adriana Korbee (66), Noordwijk
• Barend Huibert Staal (84), Putten
• Barend Huibert Staal (84), Putten
• Carel Mondriaan (76), Breda, Noord Brabant, Nederland
• Aartje Barendregt (71), Ridderkerk, Nederland
• Antonius Henricus Sliepenbeek (65), Meerveldhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• aartje BARENDREGT (71), ridderkerk
• Antje Sierks (55), Zuidlaren, Drenthe, Nederland
• Anna Adriana Catharina Kester (79)
• Agnes Keasberry (87), Soerabaja

• 1954 » Gerd Faltings, German mathematician and academic
• 1954 » Hugo Chávez, Venezuelan colonel and politician, President of Venezuela († 2013)
• 1954 » Mikey Sheehy, Irish footballer
• 1954 » Steve Morse, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1955 » Nikolay Zimyatov, Russian skier
• 1956 » John Feinstein, American journalist and author
• 1956 » Robert Swan, English explorer
• 1958 » Michael Hitchcock, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1958 » Terry Fox, Canadian runner and activist († 1981)
• 1959 » William T. Vollmann, American novelist, short story writer and journalist

• 1942 » Flinders Petrie, English archaeologist and academic (b. 1853)
• 1946 » Saint Alphonsa, first woman of Indian origin to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church (b. 1910)
• 1957 » Edith Abbott, American economist, social worker, and educator (b. 1876)
• 1957 » Isaac Heinemann, German-Israeli scholar and academic (b. 1876)
• 1965 » Attallah Suheimat, Jordanian politician (b. 1875)
• 1965 » Edogawa Ranpo, Japanese author and critic (b. 1894)
• 1967 » Karl W. Richter, American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1942)
• 1968 » Otto Hahn, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1879)
• 1969 » Frank Loesser, American composer (b. 1910)
• 1969 » Ramón Grau, Cuban physician and politician, 6th President of Cuba (b. 1882)

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. Adriana
9. Petronella
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.
• June 5 » Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements.
• June 11 » Start of Gal Oya riots, the first reported ethnic riots that target minority Sri Lankan Tamils in the Eastern Province. The total number of deaths is reportedly 150.
• June 30 » A TWA Super Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 collide above the Grand Canyon in Arizona and crash, killing all 128 on board both airliners.
• October 8 » The New York Yankees's Don Larsen pitches the only perfect game in a World Series.
• November 13 » The Supreme Court of the United States declares Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal, thus ending the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

The temperature on July 28, 1956 was between 11.7 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (6%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.