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• Bart Renssen, Medan (Indonesia), Sumatra, Indonesië
• Donald Luther Shank, York County, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten († 1995)
• Norbert Marcel Paula Dhuyvetters, Eeklo († 2004)
• Douglas Wayne Hammons, Dallas, TX
• Johannes Gysbert PRETORIUS († 1973)
• Peter Antonious van der Gulik, Ontario, Canada († 1985)
• Richard FIELD († 1977)
• Rose M Studer, Campbell County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten († 1998)
• Hendricus Johannes Rossum, van, Wijhe, Overijssel, Nederland († 1982)
• Charles Edward TRELOAR († 1968)

• Alida Jantina Tent (64), Oosterhogebrug (Noorddijk)
• Dina Cornelia Breure (79), Poortvliet, Zeeland, Nederland
• Catherine Norfleet "Kate" Peter (90), Washington, District of Columbia
• Christiaan van der Veeken (72), Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Bernardina Wilhelmina Buurman (65), Utrecht
• Carolina Louise Marguerite Booij (65), Santpoort
• Anna Olgers (64), Holland, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Albert Aalderink (84), Almelo
• Cornelia Kortus (66), Ermelo, Gelderland, Nederland
• Christiaan Van der Veeken (72), Gilze en Rijen

• 1954 » Anatoliy Kinakh, Ukrainian engineer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Ukraine
• 1954 » François Valéry, Algerian-French singer-songwriter
• 1954 » Steve Phillips, English footballer
• 1955 » Alberto Gonzales, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 80th United States Attorney General
• 1955 » Billy Bob Thornton, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1957 » Brooks D. Simpson, American historian and author
• 1957 » John Wark, Scottish footballer and sportscaster
• 1957 » Rupert Farley, British actor and voice actor
• 1957 » Valdis Valters, Latvian basketball player and coach
• 1958 » Allison Hedge Coke, American-Canadian poet and academic

• 1940 » Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Ukrainian-American general, journalist, and activist (b. 1880)
• 1941 » Mihály Babits, Hungarian poet and author (b. 1883)
• 1942 » Alberto Franchetti, Italian composer and educator (b. 1860)
• 1944 » Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, Polish soldier and poet (b. 1921)
• 1957 » John Cain Sr., Australian politician, 34th Premier of Victoria (b. 1882)
• 1957 » Washington Luís, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 13th President of Brazil (b. 1869)
• 1958 » Ethel Anderson, Australian poet, author, and painter (b. 1883)
• 1959 » József Révai, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (b. 1898)
• 1962 » Marilyn Monroe, American model and actress (b. 1926)
• 1967 » Peter Smith, English cricketer (b. 1908)

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.
• February 20 » The United States Merchant Marine Academy becomes a permanent Service Academy.
• July 9 » The 7.7 M_w  Amorgos earthquake shakes the Cyclades island group in the Aegean Sea with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The shaking and the destructive tsunami that followed left fifty-three people dead. A damaging M7.2 aftershock occurred minutes after the mainshock.
• July 30 » A joint resolution of the U.S. Congress is signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, authorizing In God We Trust as the U.S. national motto.
• August 27 » The nuclear power station at Calder Hall in the United Kingdom was connected to the national power grid becoming the world's first commercial nuclear power station to generate electricity on an industrial scale.
• November 5 » Suez Crisis: British and French paratroopers land in Egypt after a week-long bombing campaign.
• 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.

The temperature on August 4, 1956 was between 8.4 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (36%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.