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• Frans Veninga, Schoonebeek († 2001)
• Clifford Eugene Peck († 1989)
• Edward E SMITH († 1957)
• Paul de Keijzer
• Adriaan Raymaekers, Eindhoven († 2009)
• Johannes van der Ende, Monster, Nederland († 1972)
• Johannes Lambertus Arnoldus Peerbooms, Stein, Limburg, Nederland († 1985)
• Marie-Angélique CASTELEYN, Oostende († 2016)
• JULIE HELMA HUGHES, Sydney
• Arie Kamsteeg, Hardinxveld-Giessendam

• Abel B Swinney (73), Havre, Hill, Montana, Verenigde Staten
• Annechina Keijer (46), Nieuwolda
• Bernardus Johannes Maria BRUGMAN (40), Doetinchem (NL)
• Antonius Josef van Eldijk (79), Wamel, Gelderland, Nederland
• Carolus Franciscus De Groot (82), Ramsel (B)
• Aaltje Drenth (63), Wildervank, Nederland
• Ale van Kammen (87), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Agatha Nolen (60), Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
• Bernardus J.M. BRUGMAN (40), Doetinchem
• Antonio Claudio Bonucci (0), Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, Brasil

• 1953 » Nigel Planer, English actor and screenwriter
• 1955 » David Axelrod, American journalist and political adviser
• 1955 » Tim Young, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1957 » Willie Smits, Dutch microbiologist and engineer
• 1958 » Dave Spitz, American bass player and songwriter
• 1959 » Bronwyn Oliver, Australian sculptor († 2006)
• 1959 » Jiří Čunek, Czech politician
• 1959 » Kyle MacLachlan, American actor
• 1960 » Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde, Scottish politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
• 1961 » Akira Takasaki, Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and producer

• 1943 » Christoph Probst, German activist (b. 1919)
• 1943 » Hans Scholl, German activist (b. 1918)
• 1943 » Sophie Scholl, German activist (b. 1921)
• 1944 » Kasturba Gandhi, Indian activist (b. 1869)
• 1945 » Osip Brik, Russian avant garde writer and literary critic (b. 1888)
• 1958 » Abul Kalam Azad, Indian scholar and politician, Indian Minister of Education (b. 1888)
• 1960 » Paul-Émile Borduas, Canadian-French painter and critic (b. 1905)
• 1961 » Nick LaRocca, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1889)
• 1965 » Felix Frankfurter, Austrian-American lawyer and jurist (b. 1882)
• 1971 » Frédéric Mariotti, French actor (b. 1883)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Elisabeth
4. Anna
5. Cornelia
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Adriana
9. Yvonne
10. Margaretha
11. Hendrika
12. Petronella
13. Marianne
14. Jacoba
15. Ingrid
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 October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
• February 18 » Kenyan rebel leader Dedan Kimathi is executed by the British colonial government.
• March 8 » Egypt re-opens the Suez Canal after the Suez Crisis.
• June 9 » First ascent of Broad Peak by Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger, and Hermann Buhl.
• September 25 » Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, is integrated by the use of United States Army troops.
• October 1 » First appearance of In God we trust on U.S. paper currency.
• October 3 » The California State Superior Court rules that the book Howl and Other Poems is not obscene.

The temperature on February 22, 1957 was between -2.2 °C and 6.7 °C and averaged 1.7 °C. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (57%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.