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.
September 13 » The dike around the Dutch polder East Flevoland is closed.
October 21 » The Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya is defeated.
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 7 » Suez Crisis: The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution calling for the United Kingdom, France and Israel to immediately withdraw their troops from Egypt.
November 12 » Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia join the United Nations.
Weather August 22, 1956
The temperature on August 22, 1956 was between 4.9 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (11%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.
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