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• Infant Son Martin († 1956)
• Sandra Lee Burke Bittmann, Denver, Colorado († 2017)
• Lorraine Heather GRINLINTON, Pukekohe, New Zealand († 1991)
• Hubertus Agnes Cleiren, Hoensbroek, Limburg, Netherlands († 2005)
• Garth Eugene Kocher, West Union, Fayette County, Iowa († 1970)
• Rudolf HALBERSTADT, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 1988)
• Nico Lemckert († 2022)
• Cheryl Kae van Steenwyk, Orange City, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States († 2008)
• johanna josefa dorothea (jo) beumers, helden-panningen († 2003)
• Muriel C Lego, Long Beach, California, Verenigde Staten († 1985)

• Arnolda Alberta Teunissen (72), Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Adam Scholte (62), Arnhem
• Arthur William Poyser (83), East Sheen, Surrey, England
• Adriana van Vlimmeren (59), Hoeven
• Albert van Gameren (75), Dordrecht, ZH, Nederland
• Arie Kempkes (72), Waddinxveen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Elisabeth Arnolda Mutsaars (66), Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Alida Elisabeth Maurer (69), Amsterdam
• Adriaan Kohler (76)
• Arie Oskam (76), 's-Gravenhage

• 1953 » Otmar Hasler, Liechtensteiner educator and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Liechtenstein
• 1954 » George Lynch, American guitarist and songwriter
• 1954 » John Scott, English rugby player
• 1954 » Margot Wallström, Swedish politician and diplomat, 42nd Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs
• 1954 » Steve Largent, American football player and politician
• 1955 » Kenny Kirkland, American pianist († 1998)
• 1955 » Mercy Manci, Xhosa sangoma and HIV activist from South Africa
• 1955 » Stéphane Dion, Canadian sociologist and politician, 15th Canadian Minister of the Environment
• 1956 » Martha Isabel Fandiño Pinilla, Colombian-Italian mathematician and author
• 1957 » Bill Cassidy, American politician and physician

• 1943 » Filippo Illuminato, Italian partisan, Gold Medal of Military Valour (b. 1930)
• 1943 » Sam Ruben, American chemist and academic (b. 1913)
• 1949 » Archbishop Chrysanthus of Athens (b. 1881)
• 1953 » Edwin Hubble, American astronomer and scholar (b. 1889)
• 1956 » William Boeing, American businessman, founded the Boeing Company (b. 1881)
• 1957 » Luis Cluzeau Mortet, Uruguayan violinist and composer (b. 1888)
• 1959 » Rudolf Caracciola, German race car driver (b. 1901)
• 1962 » Roger Nimier, French soldier and author (b. 1925)
• 1964 » Harpo Marx, American comedian, actor, and singer (b. 1888)
• 1966 » André Breton, French author and poet (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. Jacob
16. Jacobus

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.
• May 1 » The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public.
• June 23 » The French National Assembly takes the first step in creating the French Community by passing the Loi Cadre, transferring a number of powers from Paris to elected territorial governments in French West Africa.
• July 16 » Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closes its last "Big Tent" show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; due to changing economics, all subsequent circus shows will be held in arenas.
• September 9 » Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time.
• 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.

The temperature on September 28, 1956 was between 12.9 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain during 4.5 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.