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• Hanneke Poldervaart († 2015)
• Lutgarde Philippaerts, Sint-Truiden, België († 2023)
• Jan van der Reiden, Brielle, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1956)
• Vivianne WIILEKENS, Mol,Provincie Antwerpen,Flanders,Belgie († 2016)
• Jan Kluiter, Winschoten, Groningen, Nederland († 2012)
• Herman van Gils, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1981)
• Annemiek Waij, Krommenie,, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2019)
• hendrika gerarda maria louisa (ria) peeters, helden-panningen
• Annah POOL († 1999)
• Hermanus Cornelis Petrus van Gils, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1981)

• Arie van der Jagt (80), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
• Anna Oelschlaeger (90), North Dakota U.S.A
• Auke Venema (78), Zevenhuizen, Leek
• Adriana Cornelia Pluijmers (71), Middelburg
• Albertje Mink (83), Wanswerd, gem. Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriana Christina Wetemans (80), 's-Gravenhage
• Arthur Childs ARNOLD (75), Cranston, Providence Rhode Island
• Anna Maria Beyas (74), Kerkrade
• Adolphina Jacoba (Doffie) Marcus (71), Rijswijk
• Arie Johannesz VAN DER JAGT (80), Rotterdam, Gemeente Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

• 1954 » Henk ten Cate, Dutch footballer and manager
• 1954 » Jean-Claude Juncker, Luxembourger lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Luxembourg
• 1954 » Phil Bryant, American academic and politician, 63rd Governor of Mississippi
• 1955 » Chamras Saewataporn, Thai singer-songwriter
• 1955 » Otis Birdsong, American basketball player and radio host
• 1956 » Jean-Pierre Thiollet, French journalist and author
• 1956 » Sylvia, American country singer-songwriter
• 1957 » Donny Osmond, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
• 1957 » Peter O'Mara, Australian guitarist and composer
• 1957 » Steve Taylor, American singer-songwriter and producer

• 1943 » Georges Dufrénoy, French painter (b. 1870)
• 1944 » Laird Cregar, American actor (b. 1913)
• 1945 » Yun Chi-ho, South Korean activist and politician (b. 1864)
• 1957 » Ali İhsan Sâbis, Turkish general (b. 1882)
• 1963 » Daniel O. Fagunwa, Nigerian author and educator (b. 1903)
• 1963 » Perry Miller, American historian, author, and academic (b. 1905)
• 1964 » Edith Sitwell, English poet and critic (b. 1887)
• 1965 » Branch Rickey, American baseball player and manager (b. 1884)
• 1967 » Charles Léon Hammes, Luxembourgian lawyer and judge, 3rd President of the European Court of Justice (b. 1898)
• 1968 » Enoch L. Johnson, American mob boss (b. 1883)

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 9 » Soviet forces suppress mass demonstrations in the Georgian SSR, reacting to Nikita Khrushchev's de-Stalinization policy.
• October 21 » The Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya is defeated.
• October 26 » Hungarian Revolution: In the towns of Mosonmagyaróvár and Esztergom, Hungarian secret police forces massacre civilians. As rebel strongholds in Budapest hold, fighting spreads throughout the country.
• October 31 » Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal.
• November 7 » Suez Crisis: The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution calling for the United Kingdom, France and Israel to immediately withdraw their troops from Egypt.
• November 22 » The Summer Olympics, officially known as the games of the XVI Olympiad, are opened in Melbourne, Australia.

The temperature on December 9, 1956 was between 7.1 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.