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• Jacobus Johannes Middelburg, Monster († 1980)
• Marie Louise Lamerichs, Weert,, Limburg, Nederland († 2004)
• Ton Pelkmans
• NN Lingbeek († 1956)
• Jacobus J. Middelburg († 1980)
• Starla Joy** CHARLESWORTH, Ogden, Weber, Utah († 1995)
• NN Bandell, Ermelo († 1956)
• Richard Martin Dost, Vlodrop
• Pieter van den Berg, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2018)
• Pieter van den Berg-, Haarlem, Nederland († 2018)

• Anna Adelheid Sophia Christine van Solms-Wildenfels (75)
• Adriana Schoenmaker (80), Clifton, Passaic County, New Jersey, Verenigde Staten
• Ariana Jochems (85), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Hoek (86)
• Adriaan Jacobus Franciscus Thijssen (78), Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands
• Antonius van Santen (82), noordwijkerhout
• Andreas Wilhelm Huiskens (73), Amsterdam
• Andries Johannes Steenhoven van den (van de, van der) (69), Soest Utrecht, Nederland
• Anna Maria Berkhout (68), Vogelenzang
• Arendje Buijs (58), 's Gravenhage

• 1954 » Bryan Bassett, American guitarist
• 1954 » Joe Jackson, English singer-songwriter and musician
• 1954 » Tarmo Rüütli, Estonian footballer, coach, and manager
• 1954 » Vance Heafner, American golfer and coach († 2012)
• 1954 » Yashpal Sharma, Indian cricketer and umpire
• 1955 » Marc Bureau, Canadian politician, 16th Mayor of Gatineau
• 1955 » Sylvia Hermon, Northern Irish academic and politician
• 1956 » Pierre-Louis Lions, French mathematician and academic
• 1957 » Ian Stuart Donaldson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1993)
• 1958 » Steven Pokere, New Zealand rugby player

• 1939 » Jean Bugatti, German-Italian engineer (b. 1909)
• 1939 » Siegfried Flesch, Austrian fencer (b. 1872)
• 1945 » Stefan Jaracz, Polish actor and theater producer (b. 1883)
• 1953 » Tazio Nuvolari, Italian race car driver and motorcycle racer (b. 1892)
• 1956 » Jackson Pollock, American painter (b. 1912)
• 1961 » Antanas Škėma, Lithuanian-American author, playwright, actor, and director (b. 1910)
• 1963 » Otto Wahle, Austrian-American swimmer and coach (b. 1879)
• 1965 » Bill Woodfull, Australian cricketer and educator (b. 1897)
• 1969 » Miriam Licette, English soprano and educator (b. 1885)
• 1972 » Max Theiler, South African-American virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Willem
5. Hendrik
6. Peter
7. Robert
8. Pieter
9. Petrus
10. Gerrit
11. John
12. Adrianus
13. Paul
14. Dirk
15. Johan
16. Jacobus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Elisabeth
4. Cornelia
5. Anna
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Adriana
9. Petronella
10. Yvonne
11. Hendrika
12. Geertruida
13. Margaretha
14. Marianne
15. Patricia
16. Linda

• 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.
• April 30 » Former Vice President and Democratic Senator Alben Barkley dies during a speech in Virginia.
• September 13 » The dike around the Dutch polder East Flevoland is closed.
• 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 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 12 » In the midst of the Suez Crisis, Palestinian refugees are shot dead in Rafah by Israeli soldiers following the invasion of the Gaza Strip.

The temperature on August 11, 1956 was between 12.1 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 8.9 mm of rain during 6.7 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.