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• Marcellus Hendrikus Maria BOERSMA, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1956)
• N.N. Gijzen, Sittard († 1956)
• Marcellinus S.A.M Klomberg, Den Bommel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2004)
• Adriana Elizabeth Catharina Maria Bastiaansen, Nieuw-Ginneken († 2006)
• Reuver, Oldenzaal
• Johannes Jacobus van der Wardt, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1960)
• Petra Regina Foppes Dethmers, Franeker, Friesland, Nederland († 1985)
• Bernhard Reith, Fulda, Landkreis Fulda, Hessen, Duitsland († 1956)
• Willemijntje STOK, Dordrecht,Zuid-Holland,NEDERLAND († 2010)
• Leonardo (Leo) de Vogel († 2023)

• Anna Elisabeth KUIJPERS (78), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Berend Boomsma (49)
• Cornelia Helena Visee (72), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Christopher GILL (68), Otley, West Riding Yorkshire, England
• Adelina Robitaille (67)
• Aaltje ter Maten (67), Apeldoorn
• Aukjen Vaartjes (85), Rottum
• Anthonius Olthof (74), Almelo
• Cornelis van Heijst (86), Nuenen
• Cornelia van den Wijngaard (72), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland

• 1955 » Bill Gates, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Microsoft
• 1955 » Digby Jones, Baron Jones of Birmingham, English businessman, lawyer, and politician, Minister of State for Trade
• 1955 » Gary Lavergne, American author
• 1955 » Indra Nooyi, Indian-American businesswoman
• 1955 » Ronnie Bass, American football player and sportscaster
• 1956 » Dave Wyndorf, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1956 » Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian engineer and politician, 6th President of Iran
• 1956 » Volker Zotz, Austrian philosopher, scholar, and author
• 1957 » Marian Bell, English economist and academic
• 1957 » Stephen Morris, English drummer

• 1939 » Alice Brady, American actress (b. 1892)
• 1941 » Filipp Goloshchyokin, Soviet politician (b. 1876)
• 1945 » Kesago Nakajima, Japanese general (b. 1881)
• 1952 » Billy Hughes, English-Australian politician, 7th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1862)
• 1957 » Ernst Gräfenberg, German-American physician and gynecologist (b. 1881)
• 1959 » Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban soldier (b. 1932)
• 1963 » Mart Saar, Estonian organist and composer (b. 1882)
• 1965 » Thomas Graham Brown, Scottish mountaineer and physiologist (b. 1882)
• 1969 » Constance Dowling, American model and actress (b. 1920)
• 1970 » Baby Huey, American singer-songwriter (b. 1944)

• 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.
• 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.
• July 9 » The 7.7 M_w  Amorgos earthquake shakes the Cyclades island group in the Aegean Sea with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The shaking and the destructive tsunami that followed left fifty-three people dead. A damaging M7.2 aftershock occurred minutes after the mainshock.
• August 27 » The nuclear power station at Calder Hall in the United Kingdom was connected to the national power grid becoming the world's first commercial nuclear power station to generate electricity on an industrial scale.
• September 16 » TCN-9 Sydney is the first Australian television station to commence regular broadcasts.
• October 30 » Hungarian Revolution: The government recognizes the new workers' councils. Army officer Béla Király leads an attack on the Communist Party headquarters.
• 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 October 28, 1956 was between 6.0 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (35%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.