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• Hedwich Sandra Ranty, Semarang, Jawa Tengah (Djawa Tengah), Indonesië
• Mary Lou Fannin, Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, United States, Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, United States († 2004)
• Robert Glen Smith, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa († 2007)
• Patricia Gilbert Rosanne Lagast, Brugge († 1957)
• Willem Marinus de Visser († 2023)
• August Jan Slikker, Den Burg (Texel, NH) († 1978)
• Thomas Neil Stob, Chicago
• Anthonius Jacobus (Ton) van Vianen, Amsterdam
• N.N. Schuurmans, Oss († 1956)
• Katrien A. G. van Douwe († 1990)

• Polman, Roterdam
• Cornelia Muis (84), Ter Aar (Langeraar)
• Cornelis Petrus Withagen (80), Bergen op Zoom, N-Br, NL
• Celina Verstraete (69), Woumen
• Albertus Johannes Goosen (73), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
• Cornelia Muis (84), Ter Aar
• Anne Hijlkema (74), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Cornelis Withagen (79), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Cornelia Frederika
• Alida Siffels (77)

• 1953 » Lotta Sollander, Swedish alpine skier
• 1954 » Les Cusworth, English rugby player
• 1955 » Claude Rajotte, Canadian radio and television host
• 1956 » Montel Williams, American talk show host and television personality
• 1957 » Poly Styrene, British musician († 2011)
• 1958 » Aaron Tippin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1958 » Charlie Higson, English actor, singer, and author
• 1958 » Didier Mouron, Swiss-Canadian painter
• 1958 » Matthew Fraser, Canadian-English journalist and academic
• 1958 » Siân Lloyd, Welsh meteorologist and journalist

• 1940 » Nicolae Bivol, Moldovan businessman and politician, Mayor of Chișinău (b. 1882)
• 1941 » Friedrich Akel, Estonian physician and politician, Head of State of Estonia (b. 1871)
• 1954 » Reginald Marsh, French-American painter, illustrator, and academic (b. 1898)
• 1954 » Siegfried Handloser, German physician and general (b. 1895)
• 1957 » Dolf Luque, Cuban baseball player and manager (b. 1890)
• 1957 » Richard Mohaupt, German composer and Kapellmeister (b. 1904)
• 1958 » Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe, English politician, 4th Governor-General of New Zealand (b. 1867)
• 1969 » Brian Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1942)
• 1971 » Jim Morrison, American singer-songwriter (b. 1943)
• 1974 » John Crowe Ransom, American poet and critic (b. 1888)

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.
• March 1 » The International Air Transport Association finalizes a draft of the Radiotelephony spelling alphabet for the International Civil Aviation Organization.
• March 23 » Pakistan becomes the first Islamic republic in the world. This date is now celebrated as Republic Day in Pakistan.
• 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.
• 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.
• September 16 » TCN-9 Sydney is the first Australian television station to commence regular broadcasts.
• October 14 » Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, leader of India's Untouchable caste, converts to Buddhism along with 385,000 of his followers (see Neo-Buddhism).

The temperature on July 3, 1956 was between 11.1 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (13%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.