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• Maatje Cornelia Balkenende, Goes († 2000)
• Karl Leo Cornelis Anna van der Horst, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Lydia Varkevisser, unbekannt († 1961)
• Wybren Stelwagen, Terhorne († 2014)
• Bouwe Hantjes Speerstra, Nijeholtpade, Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland († 2015)
• Johannes Adrianus Godefridus van Hulten, Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1978)
• Paul Peeters, Turnhout, België († 1995)
• NN Heeres, Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland († 1956)
• Robin Carol Ratcliffe, Los Angeles County, California, Verenigde Staten († 2004)
• Bert Christiaan Philip Dietz, Den Haag

• Alfred Sauer (86), Hilversum,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Bintje Harms Bekkema (85), ,,, Opende, Groningen, Netherlands
• Adrianus Carpentier (71), Gemeente Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Angela Marie Sportell (0)
• Carolus Alphonsus Pauwels (74), Geel, België
• Bintje Harmens Bekkema (85), Opende, Grootegast, Groningen, Nederland
• Arie Bood (60), Alkmaar
• Aldert de Jong (78), Sneek, Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Petronella Ales (56), Rotterdam
• Antonius Johannes van Wijk (69), Odijk, Utrecht, Nederland

• 1953 » Nigel Mansell, English racing driver, 1992 F1 World Champion
• 1954 » Nick Holtam, English bishop
• 1955 » Diddú, Icelandic singer-songwriter
• 1955 » Herbert Prohaska, Austrian footballer and manager
• 1955 » Michael Roe, Irish racing driver
• 1956 » Cecilia Roth, Argentinian actress
• 1956 » Chris Foreman, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1956 » David Grant, English singer
• 1957 » Dennis Drew, American keyboard player
• 1958 » Deborah Norville, American journalist

• 1940 » Johnny Dodds, American clarinet player and saxophonist (b. 1892)
• 1944 » Erwin von Witzleben, German field marshal (b. 1881)
• 1944 » Michael Wittmann, German commander (b. 1914)
• 1947 » Anton Denikin, Russian general (b. 1872)
• 1950 » Fergus McMaster, Australian businessman, founded Qantas (b. 1879)
• 1959 » Albert Namatjira, Australian painter (b. 1902)
• 1965 » Shirley Jackson, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1916)
• 1969 » Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer, German biologist and eugenicist (b. 1896)
• 1971 » Freddie Spencer Chapman, English lieutenant (b. 1907)
• 1973 » Vilhelm Moberg, Swedish historian and author (b. 1898)

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. 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.
• March 23 » Pakistan becomes the first Islamic republic in the world. This date is now celebrated as Republic Day in Pakistan.
• 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.
• April 3 » Hudsonville–Standale tornado: The western half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan is struck by a deadly F5 tornado.
• September 13 » The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage.
• 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.
• December 31 » The Romanian Television network begins its first broadcast in Bucharest.

The temperature on August 8, 1956 was between 8.0 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.