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• Maria Antonia Martha van Leeuwen, Reeuwijk († 2010)
• Baby Girl Harrison († 1956)
• Christianus Petrus (Chris) Hoeks († 1992)
• Pieter Philomena Collaris, Geulle († 2014)
• Graham Todd ?**** († 2016)
• Didier KEUSTERS, Wilrijk, 2610, Antwerpen, Belgique († 2017)
• Theodorus Hendriks, Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland († 2012)
• Gabriël Hermans, Bennebroek († 2020)
• Steven Paul ADERHOLT, Modesto, Stanislaus County, California, Verenigde Staten († 2010)
• Jan Dirk Reyneveld, Ter Aar, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1958)

• Claus Clarence Laman (61), Burlington, New Jersey, Verenigde Staten
• Anna Catharina Vernooij (82), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Doodgeboren kind van Diem (0), Breda
• Cornelia Hogervorst (77), Rotterdam
• Antonio Conradi (86), Louro, Antônio Carlos, Santa Catarina, Brasil
• Adrianus Franciscus van der WOLK (74), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Christina Cornelia Wouters (77), Abcoude-Proostdij, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Anna Margaret Meyer (76)
• Cornelis Dieleman (82), Hulst (Hulst), Zeeland, Nederland
• Jan Hessels (71), Assen

• 1954 » Derek Smith, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1956 » Bill Callahan, American football player and coach
• 1956 » Deval Patrick, American lawyer and politician, 71st Governor of Massachusetts
• 1956 » Lynne Rae Perkins, American author and illustrator
• 1956 » Michael Biehn, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1956 » Ron Kuby, American lawyer and radio host
• 1957 » Daniel Ash, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1957 » Mark Thompson, English business executive
• 1958 » Bill Berry, American drummer and songwriter
• 1958 » Mark Cuban, American businessman and television personality

• 1942 » Francis Younghusband, British Army Officer, explorer and spiritual writer (b.1863)
• 1943 » Hedley Verity, English cricketer and soldier (b. 1905)
• 1944 » Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French pilot and poet (b. 1900)
• 1953 » Robert A. Taft, American soldier and politician (b. 1889)
• 1954 » Onofre Marimón, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1923)
• 1958 » Eino Kaila, Finnish philosopher and psychologist, attendant of the Vienna circle (b. 1890)
• 1964 » Jim Reeves, American singer-songwriter (b. 1923)
• 1966 » Bud Powell, American pianist (b. 1924)
• 1968 » Jack Pizzey, Australian politician, 29th Premier of Queensland (b. 1911)
• 1971 » Walter P. Carter, American soldier and activist (b. 1923)

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. 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.
• January 1 » Sudan achieves independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom.
• September 13 » The dike around the Dutch polder East Flevoland is closed.
• October 14 » Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, leader of India's Untouchable caste, converts to Buddhism along with 385,000 of his followers (see Neo-Buddhism).
• October 17 » Bobby Fischer defeats Donald Byrne in the chess Game of the Century.
• 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 5 » Suez Crisis: British and French paratroopers land in Egypt after a week-long bombing campaign.

The temperature on July 31, 1956 was between 11.4 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 3.9 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (20%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.