About the day » Thursday July 26, 1956Calender converter

• Hans Henrik Jepsen Dall, Vejen, Ribe amt († 2012)
• John Jungling († 1956)
• Sonia Sépulchre, Liège († 2015)
• Kathy Lynn {Yost} Oister, 234 New Street, Royersford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America († 2008)
• Josephina Cornelia Antonia Maria Pelkmans, Alphen en Riel († 1958)
• Sia Goeree († 1956)
• (Stillborn) BULTHUIS, Emmen Drenthe Netherlands († 1956)
• Sibbeltje Jasper, Sneek († 2002)
• Suzanne NN († 2006)
• Gene Robert Reiter, Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa († 2008)

• Arie Hooghwerff (84), Rotterdam
• Charlotte Wakefield FOX (91), Bournemouth, Dorset, England
• Alida van Walsem (81), Rhenen
• Clasina Maria Pistorius (61), Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Clasina Maria Pistorius (61), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Alexander Campbell Dalziel (77), Wirral, Cheshire, England
• Catharina Cornelia Francoise (80), Leiden
• Adriana Huiszoon (35), Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands
• Anna ten Hoope (79), USA
• Christine Schiepers (66)

• 1954 » Vitas Gerulaitis, American tennis player and coach († 1994)
• 1955 » Aleksandrs Starkovs, Latvian footballer and coach
• 1955 » Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistani businessman and politician, 11th President of Pakistan
• 1956 » Dorothy Hamill, American figure skater
• 1956 » Peter Fincham, English screenwriter and producer
• 1956 » Tim Tremlett, English cricketer and coach
• 1956 » Tommy Rich, American wrestler
• 1957 » Nana Visitor, American actress
• 1957 » Norman Baker, Scottish politician
• 1958 » Monti Davis, American basketball player († 2013)

• 1941 » Henri Lebesgue, French mathematician and academic (b. 1875)
• 1942 » Roberto Arlt, Argentinian author and playwright (b. 1900)
• 1951 » James Mitchell, Australian politician, 13th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1866)
• 1952 » Eva Perón, Argentinian politician, 25th First Lady of Argentina (b. 1919)
• 1953 » Nikolaos Plastiras, Greek general and politician, 135th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1883)
• 1957 » Carlos Castillo Armas, Authoritarian ruler of Guatemala (1954-1957)
• 1960 » Cedric Gibbons, British art director and production designer (b. 1893)
• 1964 » Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe, English race car driver and politician (b. 1884)
• 1968 » Cemal Tollu, Turkish lieutenant and painter (b. 1899)
• 1970 » Robert Taschereau, Canadian lawyer and jurist, 11th Chief Justice of Canada (b. 1896)

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.
• January 28 » Elvis Presley makes his first national television appearance.
• June 5 » Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements.
• June 20 » A Venezuelan Super-Constellation crashes in the Atlantic Ocean off Asbury Park, New Jersey, killing 74 people.
• October 31 » Hungarian Revolution of 1956: A Revolutionary Headquarters is established in Hungary. Following Imre Nagy's announcement of October 30, banned non-Communist political parties are reformed, and the MDP is replaced by the MSZMP. József Mindszenty is released from prison. The Soviet Politburo makes the decision to crush the Revolution.
• November 1 » Hungarian Revolution: Imre Nagy announces Hungary's neutrality and withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact. Soviet troops begin to re-enter Hungary, contrary to assurances by the Soviet government. János Kádár and Ferenc Münnich secretly defect to the Soviets.
• November 7 » Hungarian Revolution: János Kádár returns to Budapest in a Soviet armored convoy, officially taking office as the next Hungarian leader. By this point, most armed resistance has been defeated.

The temperature on July 26, 1956 was between 12.1 °C and 23.2 °C and averaged 18.2 °C. There was 12.8 hours of sunshine (81%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.