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• Marcel Pensart, Martenslinde († 2011)
• Brigitta Maria Irene Biezenaar, Brunssum († 1956)
• Antonia Wilhelmina Damhuis, Casterton, Australië († 1956)
• N.N. Beijer, Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands († 1956)
• NN Lustig, Amersfoort
• Marinus Cornelis van Loenen, Zwijndrecht († 1983)
• NN Baart, Leiden,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1956)
• Harry Bank († 2011)
• Christiaen Herman Florent Cornelis Brunet, Oostende († 1986)
• NN Brinks, Odoorn, Drenthe, Nederland

• Anna Maria Megchelina Schutz (77), Tilburg
• Akke Douma (84), Franeker, Friesland, Nederland
• Agatha Maria Lucardie (82), Apeldoorn
• Anna Louise Mathilde O'Rorke
• * Johanna Buizert (68), Hei en Boeicop
• Akke Geerts Douma (84), Franeker, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Verheijen (46), Venlo,, Limburg, Nederland
• Anna Maria Margarita Peters (79)
• Agnes Emma Amelia van Aerde (48), IJzendijke, Zeeland, Nederland
• Aagje Vonk (75), Leiden

• 1953 » Mary Harron, Canadian director and screenwriter
• 1954 » Howard Stern, American radio host, actor, and author
• 1954 » Martin Kylhammar, Swedish professor of culture and society
• 1955 » Tom Ardolino, American rock drummer (NRBQ) († 2012)
• 1956 » Nikolai Noskov, Russian rock singer and singer-songwriter
• 1957 » Jeremy Sams, English director, playwright, and composer
• 1957 » John Lasseter, American animator, director, and producer
• 1958 » Christiane Amanpour, English-born Iranian-American journalist
• 1958 » Curt Fraser, American-Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1959 » B. Brian Blair, American wrestler and politician

• 1940 » Edward Smith, English lieutenant, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1898)
• 1940 » Ralph Hitz, Austrian-American hotelier (b. 1891)
• 1943 » Jan Campert, Dutch journalist and critic (b. 1902)
• 1944 » Lance C. Wade, American commander and pilot (b. 1915)
• 1958 » Charles Hatfield, American meteorologist (b. 1875)
• 1960 » Nevil Shute, English engineer and author (b. 1899)
• 1962 » Ariadna Tyrkova-Williams, Russian journalist and activist (b. 1869)
• 1965 » Lorraine Hansberry, American author, playwright, and director (b. 1936)
• 1967 » Burhan Asaf Belge, Turkish diplomat (b. 1887)
• 1971 » John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey, English admiral (b. 1885)

• 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.
• April 2 » As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
• 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).
• November 1 » The Indian states Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Mysore are formally created under the States Reorganisation Act; Kanyakumari district is joined to Tamil Nadu from Kerala.
• November 2 » Hungarian Revolution: Imre Nagy requests UN aid for Hungary. Nikita Khrushchev meets with leaders of other Communist countries to seek their advice on the situation in Hungary, selecting János Kádár as the country's next leader on the advice of Josip Broz Tito.
• November 7 » Suez Crisis: The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution calling for the United Kingdom, France and Israel to immediately withdraw their troops from Egypt.
• November 22 » The Summer Olympics, officially known as the games of the XVI Olympiad, are opened in Melbourne, Australia.

The temperature on January 12, 1956 was between 5.2 °C and 9.1 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 15.9 mm of rain during 10.6 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.