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• Hendrikus Johannes Bekamp, Emst, Epe, Gelderland, Nederland († 2023)
• Sietze Annes Korfmaker, Sijbrandaburen, Rauwerderhem, Friesland, Nederland († 2014)
• Reese Joyce Boelman, Wright County, Iowa († 1956)
• Michel Ghisleen Luc Vanwijnsberghe, Beveren, Oost-Vlaanderen, België († 1958)
• Anita Klara Arnusch, München († 2013)
• Domingos Sávio Masiero Castellan, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brasil († 1962)
• levenloos van Dobben, Rotterdam († 1956)
• Christine CASTELEYN, Roeselare († 1998)
• Rika Schoppink, Hellendoorn († 2012)
• Petrus Antonius Elisabeth Sep, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2023)

• Augusta Maria Vanhecke (63), Maldegem
• Anna Gertrud Maria Möller (80), Arenberg,, Duitsland
• Aldegonda Maria Carels (75), 's Hertogenbosch, Gemeente 's Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Catharina van Stalle (71), Breda
• Anna Maria Naessens (50), HULST (NL)
• Antonia Capel (65), Zelhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Engelina Alvering (85), Oude Pekela
• Arnoldus Snoep (80), Wemeldinge, Zeeland, Nederland
• Berend van Lavieren (64), Epe, Gelderland, Nederland
• Arnoldus Snoep (80), Wemeldinge

• 1953 » Malcolm Young, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer († 2017)
• 1954 » Anthony Minghella, English director and screenwriter († 2008)
• 1955 » Rowan Atkinson, English actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1956 » Clive Woodward, English rugby player and coach
• 1956 » Elizabeth Strout, American novelist and short story writer
• 1956 » Justin Welby, English archbishop
• 1957 » Michael Foale, British-American astrophysicist and astronaut
• 1957 » Nancy Lopez, American golfer and sportscaster
• 1959 » Kapil Dev, Indian cricketer
• 1960 » Paul Azinger, American golfer and sportscaster

• 1939 » Gustavs Zemgals, Latvian journalist and politician, 2nd President of Latvia (b. 1871)
• 1941 » Charley O'Leary, American baseball player and coach (b. 1882)
• 1942 » Emma Calvé, French soprano and actress (b. 1858)
• 1942 » Henri de Baillet-Latour, Belgian businessman, 3rd President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1876)
• 1944 » Ida Tarbell, American journalist, reformer, and educator (b. 1857)
• 1944 » Jacques Rosenbaum, Estonian-German architect (b. 1878)
• 1945 » Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist and chemist (b. 1863)
• 1949 » Victor Fleming, American director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1883)
• 1966 » Jean Lurçat, French painter (b. 1892)
• 1972 » Chen Yi, Chinese general and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China (b. 1901)

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. 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.
• May 1 » A doctor in Japan reports an "epidemic of an unknown disease of the central nervous system", marking the official discovery of Minamata disease.
• June 5 » Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements.
• October 8 » The New York Yankees's Don Larsen pitches the only perfect game in a World Series.
• 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 12 » In the midst of the Suez Crisis, Palestinian refugees are shot dead in Rafah by Israeli soldiers following the invasion of the Gaza Strip.
• November 22 » The Summer Olympics, officially known as the games of the XVI Olympiad, are opened in Melbourne, Australia.

The temperature on January 6, 1956 was between 0.6 °C and 2.5 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.