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• Herman Storms, Wijnandsrade, Limburg, Nederland († 2018)
• Jon Andrew Harrer, New York, Verenigde Staten († 2000)
• de Groot, Nieuwolda, Groningen, Nederland († 1956)
• Bouke Jacob de VRIES († 2013)
• Scott Henry Rhebergen († 1956)
• Frank Van Barneveld, Soest († 2009)
• Franciscus Gerardus Maria Ruigrok, Haarlem,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2023)
• Bouke Jacob de Vries († 2013)
• Adriana van Geelen, Sittard,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2010)
• Wanda Teresa Zablocka, Budzαw (PL) († 2013)

• Aaltje Boekholt (44), Burum, gem. Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland
• Cornelis Dijkgraaf (0), Zwolle
• Cornelis Meijer (63), Beemster
• Cornelis Johannis Breure (83), Poortvliet
• Albert Plugge (62), Den Haag
• Adolf BREEMHAAR (85), Windeweer (Hoogezand), Groningen, Nederland
• Burbon Taylor Garner (55), Fayetteville, Fayette, Georgia, Verenigde Staten
• Alexander Cebond Smith (37)
• Alida Arnoldina Beckeringh Van Loenen (83), 's Gravenhage
• Aaltje de Graaff (67), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1954 » Gary Peters, English footballer and manager
• 1954 » Michael Arthur, English physician and academic
• 1956 » Balwinder Sandhu, Indian cricketer and coach
• 1956 » Dave Cloud, American singer-songwriter and actor († 2015)
• 1956 » Kirk Brandon, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1956 » Todd Christensen, American football player and sportscaster († 2013)
• 1957 » Bodo Rudwaleit, German footballer and manager
• 1957 » Kate Wilkinson, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 11th New Zealand Minister of Conservation
• 1958 » Ana Kokkinos, Australian director and screenwriter
• 1958 » Lindsey Hilsum, English journalist and author

• 1943 » Frumka Płotnicka, Polish resistance fighter during World War II (b. 1914)
• 1949 » Ignotus, Hungarian poet and author (b. 1869)
• 1954 » Colette, French novelist and journalist (b. 1873)
• 1958 » Peter Collins, English race car driver (b. 1931)
• 1959 » Herb Byrne, Australian footballer (b. 1887)
• 1961 » Hilda Rix Nicholas, Australian artist (b. 1884)
• 1964 » Flannery O'Connor, American short story writer and novelist (b. 1925)
• 1966 » Lenny Bruce, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1925)
• 1968 » Konstantin Rokossovsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union during World War II (b. 1896)
• 1969 » Alexander Mair, Australian politician, 26th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1889)

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. Johan

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Elisabeth
4. Cornelia
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.
• February 20 » The United States Merchant Marine Academy becomes a permanent Service Academy.
• 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 20 » In Operation Redwing, the first United States airborne hydrogen bomb is dropped over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
• October 26 » Hungarian Revolution: In the towns of Mosonmagyaróvár and Esztergom, Hungarian secret police forces massacre civilians. As rebel strongholds in Budapest hold, fighting spreads throughout the country.
• November 12 » Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia join the United Nations.
• December 6 » A violent water polo match between Hungary and the USSR takes place during the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, against the backdrop of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

The temperature on August 3, 1956 was between 11.4 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (26%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.