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• Sietze Nicolaas van Oosten, Delft († 2008)
• Anno Hendrik Koops, Emmer-Compascuum, Emmen († 2013)
• Matti Wolfelaar, Amsterdam, Nederland († 2010)
• Telmo Roberto Felski, Santa Catarina, Brasil († 1998)
• Anette Somers, Boekel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Ruth Martha Elisa (Matti) VAN WOLFFELAAR, Amsterdam († 2010)
• infant Teller († 1956)
• Antonius Johannes Rovers, Sint Oederode († 2006)
• Paul Bosmans, Bree, Provincie Limburg, België († 1956)
• Jeanne Dynette Hammink, Almelo († 1956)

• Arend van Kampen (86), Rotterdam
• Adriana van Ballegooijen (86), Kerkwijk
• Bernard Willem Harmelink (1), Ratum, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Stokman (93), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Beatrix Beata Smit (47), Vianen Utr
• Cornelis van DAM Czn (81), Redlands (San Bernardino), US-CA
• Columba Nijman (62), Castricum
• Clara Theresia Ypma (79), Workum, Friesland, Nederland, Friesland, Nederland
• Antonia Peeters (70), Sint Jozef Rijkevorsel
• Anna Maria Stokman (93), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1952 » Peter McCullagh, Irish mathematician and academic
• 1952 » Vladimir Feltsman, Russian-American pianist and educator
• 1953 » Bruce Sutter, American baseball player
• 1954 » Konstantinos Kypriotis, Greek martial artist († 1995)
• 1955 » Mike Reno, Canadian singer and drummer
• 1955 » Spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer and coach
• 1957 » Nacho Duato, Spanish dancer and choreographer
• 1958 » Betsy DeVos, American businesswoman and politician, 11th Secretary of Education
• 1958 » Rey Misterio, Sr., Mexican wrestler, trainer, and actor
• 1959 » Paul Hester, Australian drummer († 2005)

• 1945 » Karl Ernst Krafft, Swiss astrologer and author (b. 1900)
• 1948 » Kurt Schwitters, German painter and graphic designer (b. 1887)
• 1950 » Joseph Schumpeter, Czech-American economist and academic (b. 1883)
• 1952 » Antonia Maury, American astronomer and astrophysicist (b. 1866)
• 1953 » Hugh Binney, English admiral and politician, 16th Governor of Tasmania (b. 1883)
• 1954 » Eduard Wiiralt, Estonian-French painter and illustrator (b. 1898)
• 1956 » Jim Elliot, American missionary and martyr (b. 1928)
• 1958 » Mary Colter, American architect, designed the Desert View Watchtower (b. 1869)
• 1961 » Schoolboy Rowe, American baseball player and coach (b. 1910)
• 1963 » Kay Sage, American painter (b. 1898)

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. Jacob

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.
• March 1 » The International Air Transport Association finalizes a draft of the Radiotelephony spelling alphabet for the International Civil Aviation Organization.
• June 20 » A Venezuelan Super-Constellation crashes in the Atlantic Ocean off Asbury Park, New Jersey, killing 74 people.
• June 30 » A TWA Super Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 collide above the Grand Canyon in Arizona and crash, killing all 128 on board both airliners.
• September 16 » TCN-9 Sydney is the first Australian television station to commence regular broadcasts.
• October 17 » Bobby Fischer defeats Donald Byrne in the chess Game of the Century.
• October 28 » Hungarian Revolution: A de facto ceasefire comes into effect between armed revolutionaries and Soviet troops, who begin to withdraw from Budapest. Communist officials and facilities come under attack by revolutionaries.

The average temperature on January 8, 1956 was 0.3 °C. There was 5.6 mm of rain during 7.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.