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• Caspar J. Delahaye, Kerkrade, Gemeente Kerkrade, Limburg, Nederland († 2002)
• Paul Cocquyt, Brugge († 1988)
• Hilligje (Hilly) Oosterhof *, Steenwijk († 2016)
• N.N. van der Avoort, Breda († 1956)
• Olaf Carl McDaniel, Bussum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Hilligje (Hilly) Oosterhof, Steenwijk († 2016)
• Wilma Jongsma, Smithers, BC, Canada († 2015)
• Els Berendts, Utrecht
• William Jr Verbakel, Sarnia-ON-Canada († 2015)
• Petrus Sombroek († 1998)

• Christoffel Korf (71), Roosendaal en Nispen
• Count Charles of Harcourt (86)
• Agustin Samaniego (60), La Rosa, Coahuila, México
• Abraham Dorgelo (78), Amsterdam
• Elizabet den Haan (75), Haamstede
• Doeye Harkes Scheffer (80), Leeuwarden
• Adrianus Bertens (84), Tilburg
• van Schilt, Steenbergen, N-Br, NL
• Elizabeth den Haan (75), Haamstede
• Adriana van Grinsven (69), Den Bosch

• 1953 » Claire McCaskill, American lawyer and politician
• 1953 » Jon Faddis, American trumpet player, composer, and conductor
• 1953 » Julian Brazier, English captain and politician
• 1953 » Tadashi Kawamata, Japanese contemporary artist
• 1954 » Erdoğan Arıca, Turkish footballer and manager († 2012)
• 1954 » Jorge Jesus, Portuguese footballer and manager
• 1955 » Brad Watson, American author and academic
• 1956 » Charlie Crist, American lawyer and politician, 44th Governor of Florida
• 1957 » Pam Tillis, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
• 1958 » Jim Leighton, Scottish footballer and coach

• 1927 » Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Japanese author (b. 1892)
• 1957 » Sacha Guitry, French actor and director (b. 1885)
• 1962 » Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer and author (b. 1917)
• 1965 » Constance Bennett, American actress and producer (b. 1904)
• 1966 » Tony Lema, American golfer (b. 1934)
• 1969 » Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author and playwright (b. 1904)
• 1970 » Peter de Noronha, Indian businessman, philanthropist, and civil servant (b. 1897)
• 1974 » James Chadwick, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
• 1980 » Peter Sellers, English actor and comedian (b. 1925)
• 1985 » Ezechiele Ramin, Italian missionary and martyr (b. 1953)

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 20 » Tunisia gains independence from France.
• May 1 » A doctor in Japan reports an "epidemic of an unknown disease of the central nervous system", marking the official discovery of Minamata disease.
• May 1 » The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public.
• October 8 » The New York Yankees's Don Larsen pitches the only perfect game in a World Series.
• November 1 » The Springhill mining disaster in Springhill, Nova Scotia kills 39 miners; 88 are rescued.
• 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.

The temperature on July 24, 1956 was between 11.7 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 12.7 mm of rain during 6.2 hours. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (13%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.