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• Diane Brenner († 1963)
• Geny Machado Vicentine, Uruaçu, Goiás, Brasil († 2018)
• Margaretha Adriana Aaltje Jeanette van Dijk, 's Hertogenbosch, N.B († 2004)
• René van Cromvoirt († 2012)
• Joseph Wilhelmus Franciscus M Bronneberg, Geleen, Limburg, Nederland († 1999)
• Johannes van der Heijden, Veldhoven (NL) († 2005)
• Alida Jacoba van der Bent, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1990)
• Danny MARIËN († 2003)
• Benjamin Romero Espejo, Villanueva de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spanje († 2004)
• Margriet Siebina Dijkstra, Leeuwarden

• Adrianus Simon Groen (61), Boekel NBr
• Adrianus Simon Groen (61), Boekel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Archibald Herbert d'Esterre FORBES (67)
• Achille Ballieu (79), Woesten
• Antje Pijpker (81), Nieuwe Pekela, Groningen, Nederland
• Bonna Vos (78), Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan, United States of America
• Adriana Maria Hilte (84), Roosendaal en Nispen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonia Buis (64), Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alida Petronella Elisabeth Kuijper (62), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Abraham Anthonie van de Pol (0), Rhenen, Nederland

• 1954 » Ken Wahl, American actor and screenwriter
• 1954 » Mari Okamoto, Japanese actress
• 1955 » Michalis Chrisochoidis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Public Order
• 1955 » Susan Orlean, American journalist and author
• 1956 » Anders Lago, Swedish lawyer and politician
• 1956 » Bruce Bawer, American poet and critic
• 1956 » Charles Moore, English journalist and author
• 1956 » Christopher de Leon, Filipino actor, director, producer, and politician
• 1957 » Brian Stokes Mitchell, American singer and actor
• 1957 » Robert Pollard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

• 1939 » Otto Rank, Austrian psychologist, author, and educator (b. 1884)
• 1952 » Chit Hlaing, Burmese lawyer and politician (b. 1879)
• 1959 » Jean Cabannes, French physicist and academic (b. 1885)
• 1960 » H. L. Davis, American author and poet (b. 1894)
• 1962 » Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion, French astronomer (b. 1877)
• 1963 » Mesut Cemil, Turkish cellist and composer (b. 1902)
• 1972 » Bill Durnan, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1916)
• 1973 » Malek Bennabi, Algerian philosopher and author (b. 1905)
• 1975 » Sachin Dev Burman, Indian composer and singer (b. 1906)
• 1977 » C. B. Colby, American author and illustrator (b. 1904)

• 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 3 » Hudsonville–Standale tornado: The western half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan is struck by a deadly F5 tornado.
• 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.
• July 26 » Following the World Bank's refusal to fund building the Aswan Dam, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal, sparking international condemnation.
• September 27 » USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt becomes the first person to exceed Mach 3. Shortly thereafter, the Bell X-2 goes out of control and Captain Apt is killed.
• October 31 » Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal.
• December 6 » A violent water polo match between Hungary and the USSR takes place during the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, against the backdrop of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

The temperature on October 31, 1956 was between -1.8 °C and 4.8 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (66%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.