About the day » Tuesday January 17, 1956Calender converter

• Paulus Hendrik Mulder, 's-Gravenhage († 2015)
• Johannes Hendricus Cornelis Daemen, delft, Nederland († 1994)
• Marilyn Beth Johnson, Adrian, Minnesota († 2015)
• Donald Edward Hughes, J. Arthur Dosher Memorial Hosp., Southport, Brunswick County, North Carolina († 2002)
• Hubert Alexander Felix Frans Maria Graaf Czernin van en tot Chudenitz, Wenen († 2006)
• Jeannette de Vries, Assen († 1996)
• Karen Sue Calderon, Tulare, Tulare, California, Verenigde Staten († 2002)
• Warren John COWARD, Morwell, Victoria, Australia († 2005)
• Vincent Frans Anton Albregts, Scheveningen († 2011)
• Elisabeth Maria Nijmeijer, Tubbergen, Overijssel, Nederland († 1960)

• Aagje Bras (77), winkel
• Aaltje Nijenbanning (86), Zweeloo, Nederland
• Betty J Fales (65)
• Alma Verpaele (53), Bassevelde
• Aaltjen Eggink (82), Angerlo (Zevenaar)
• Ben Terhark (65), Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten
• Aaltje Nijenbanning (86), Zweeloo, Drenthe, Nederland
• Anna Maria Catharina Antoinetta Smits (52), Venlo
• Berendina Leene (83), Amersfoort
• Anthony Anton Blacksmith (84), Los Angeles

• 1953 » Jeff Berlin, American bass player and educator
• 1954 » Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., American lawyer, radio host, activist, and environmentalist
• 1955 » Pietro Parolin, Italian cardinal
• 1955 » Steve Earle, American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, author and actor
• 1955 » Steve Javie, American basketball player and referee
• 1956 » Damian Green, English journalist and politician
• 1956 » Paul Young, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1957 » Ann Nocenti, American journalist and author
• 1957 » Steve Harvey, American actor, comedian, television personality and game show host
• 1958 » Tony Kouzarides, English biologist, cancer researcher

• 1936 » Mateiu Caragiale, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1885)
• 1942 » Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (b. 1884)
• 1947 » Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, Canadian cardinal (b. 1883)
• 1947 » Pyotr Krasnov, Russian historian and general (b. 1869)
• 1951 » Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, Indian poet, playwright, and director (b. 1903)
• 1952 » Walter Briggs Sr., American businessman (b. 1877)
• 1961 » Patrice Lumumba, Congolese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. 1925)
• 1970 » Simon Kovar, Russian-American bassoon player and educator (b. 1890)
• 1972 » Betty Smith, American author and playwright (b. 1896)
• 1977 » Dougal Haston, Scottish mountaineer (b. 1940)

• 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.
• April 5 » Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro declares himself at war with Cuban President Fulgencio Batista.
• May 1 » The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public.
• June 11 » Start of Gal Oya riots, the first reported ethnic riots that target minority Sri Lankan Tamils in the Eastern Province. The total number of deaths is reportedly 150.
• November 12 » Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia join the United Nations.
• November 22 » The Summer Olympics, officially known as the games of the XVI Olympiad, are opened in Melbourne, Australia.

The temperature on January 17, 1956 was between 2.5 °C and 6.9 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.