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• Lambertus Martinus (Bert) Buisman, Groningen († 2013)
• Keith Louis Bradstreet († 2011)
• Jan Polinder, Nunspeet († 1994)
• JAGER, Woldendorp (gem. Termunten), Groningen, Nederland
• Sylvia Johanna Maria Suyker of Suijker, Delft, Zuid Holland († 2006)
• Dean Jesse Marshall († 2006)
• Willem Wubs, de Noordoostelijke Polder († 2021)
• Laura Hooglugt, Bussum, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2006)
• Agnet Brans, Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2018)
• Kathleen Gail Houtman, Decatur, Van Buren County, MI († 1996)

• Adriana Romijn (63), rotterdam (zuid holland)
• Catharina Johanna Toet (80), Scheveningen
• Catharina Johanna Toet (80), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Dirk Johannes Lambertus Hendrik de Vries (63), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelia Adriana van den Reijen (53), Tilburg
• Aagje Vos (47), Amsterdam
• Elizabeth Beemsterboer (74), Bussum, Gooise Meren, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Baukje Jurjens Grijpstra (75), Veenwouden
• Albert Vonk (69)
• Claaske Eiten (95)

• 1952 » Rhys Chatham, American trumpet player, guitarist, and composer
• 1953 » Sarana VerLin, American singer-songwriter and violinist
• 1953 » Wayne Clark, Australian cricketer
• 1954 » Adam Phillips, Welsh psychotherapist and author
• 1954 » Eleni Vitali, Greek singer-songwriter
• 1955 » Rex Smith, American actor and singer
• 1955 » Richard Burmer, American composer and engineer († 2006)
• 1957 » Chris Roupas, American basketball player
• 1958 » Kevin Hooks, American actor, director, and producer
• 1958 » Lita Ford, English-American singer-songwriter and guitarist

• 1942 » Condé Montrose Nast, American publisher, founded Condé Nast Publications (b. 1873)
• 1944 » Guy Gibson, Indian-English commander, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1918)
• 1949 » George Shiels, Irish-Canadian playwright (b. 1886)
• 1949 » Nikos Skalkottas, Greek violinist and composer (b. 1901)
• 1955 » John D. Dingell, Sr., American journalist and politician (b. 1894)
• 1965 » Lionel Terray, French mountaineer (b. 1921)
• 1967 » Zinaida Serebriakova, Ukrainian-French painter (b. 1884)
• 1968 » Chester Carlson, American physicist and lawyer (b. 1906)
• 1968 » Red Foley, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1910)
• 1972 » Robert Casadesus, French pianist and composer (b. 1899)

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. Johan

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Elisabeth
4. Cornelia
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 30 » African-American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.'s home is bombed in retaliation for the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
• June 5 » Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements.
• 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.
• October 8 » The New York Yankees's Don Larsen pitches the only perfect game in a World Series.
• October 17 » The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield, England.
• 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 September 19, 1956 was between 8.4 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (69%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.