About the day » Tuesday November 27, 1956Calender converter

• Jo Heinzelmann, Maastricht,, Limburg, Nederland († 1977)
• Brasilia Carr, São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
• N.N. klein Meulekamp, Velsen
• Anna Maria (Annemie) Klönne, Gem. Emmen († 2020)
• Mieke van GENDEREN, Dordrecht († 1956)
• Aaltje Jantina Harmsma, Leeuwarden, Nederland († 2005)
• Deborah Colleen Young, Gresham, Multnomah, Oregon, Verenigde Staten († 2006)
• Pieter Verhoog, Leiden († 1958)
• Ivan Bamps, Sint-Truiden, België († 2010)
• N.N. Buitenhuis, Hellendoorn {OV} († 1956)

• "Maria" Marguerite LOUIS (50), Aingeray, 54, Meurthe et Moselle, Lorraine, France
• Catharina Maria Schermerhorn (60), Middenmeer, N.H
• Alberdina Huizinga (84), Warffum, Groningen, Netherlands
• Catharina Maria Schermerhorn (60), Wieringermeer, Noord Holland, Nederland
• Catharina Maria van Beurden (76), Tilburg
• Adrianus Jacobus van der Burg (46), Delft, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Albert Strong Todd (88), Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio, United States
• Adriaan Hendrik Moonen (49), Leiden
• Berendina Jansen van 't Laar (63), Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands
• Abraham Jilleba (62), Vlissingen

• 1955 » Bill Nye, American engineer, educator, and television host
• 1955 » Pierre Mondou, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1956 » John McCarthy, English journalist and author
• 1956 » Nazrin Shah of Perak, Sultan of Perak
• 1956 » William Fichtner, American actor
• 1957 » Callie Khouri, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1957 » Caroline Kennedy, American lawyer and diplomat, 29th United States Ambassador to Japan
• 1957 » Frank Boeijen, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1957 » Kenny Acheson, Northern Irish race car driver
• 1957 » Michael A. Stackpole, American game designer and author

• 1943 » Ivo Lola Ribar, Croatian soldier and politician (b. 1916)
• 1944 » Leonid Mandelstam, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1879)
• 1953 » Eugene O'Neill, American playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
• 1955 » Arthur Honegger, French-Swiss composer and academic (b. 1892)
• 1958 » Artur Rodziński, Polish-American conductor (b. 1892)
• 1958 » Georgi Damyanov, Bulgarian politician, Head of State of Bulgaria (b. 1892)
• 1960 » Dirk Jan de Geer, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1870)
• 1960 » Frederick Fane, Irish-English cricketer (b. 1875)
• 1962 » August Lass, Estonian footballer (b. 1903)
• 1967 » Léon M'ba, Gabonese politician, 1st President of Gabon (b. 1902)

• 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 20 » A Venezuelan Super-Constellation crashes in the Atlantic Ocean off Asbury Park, New Jersey, killing 74 people.
• June 29 » The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 is signed by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, officially creating the United States Interstate Highway System.
• July 16 » Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closes its last "Big Tent" show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; due to changing economics, all subsequent circus shows will be held in arenas.
• 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.
• October 17 » The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield, England.
• December 31 » The Romanian Television network begins its first broadcast in Bucharest.

The temperature on November 27, 1956 was between 5.0 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (48%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west.