About the day » Thursday March 1, 1956Calender converter

• Paulus van der Lans († 1985)
• Hendrik Adolf (Hank) Eisses, Vries, Drenthe, Nederland († 2005)
• Geertje Aartje Geertrui (Gera) van Oort, Arkel († 1956)
• Jannetje Kamer, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2007)
• Lauro Weber, Rio do Campo, Santa Catarina, Brasil († 1996)
• Debra Kay White, Andrews, Texas († 2000)
• Geertje van Dijk, Katwijk († 2017)
• Gerard Bijster, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2016)
• James Curtis Cook, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States of America († 1996)
• C.a. Klinkjen († 2010)

• Antje J. Haveman (84), Makkinga
• Antonius Bernardus Haanappel (82), Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
• Albertje Jans Stoter (83), Kampen
• Aafje KONING (70), Grootebroek, Stede Broec, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anthonia van Scherpenzeel (45), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Alberta Antonia Hoogmolen (82), Haarlem,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Albertje Stoter (83), Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland
• Annie Lena Phillips (84), Texarkana, Texas
• Alida Maria Brouwer (70), Rotterdam
• Antje Haveman (84), Makkinga, Ooststellingwerf

• 1952 » Dave Barr, Canadian golfer
• 1952 » Nevada Barr, American actress and author
• 1953 » Carlos Queiroz, Portuguese footballer and manager
• 1953 » Sinan Çetin, Turkish actor, director, and producer
• 1954 » Catherine Bach, American actress
• 1954 » Ron Howard, American actor, director, and producer
• 1956 » Dalia Grybauskaitė, Lithuanian politician, 6th President of Lithuania
• 1956 » Tim Daly, American actor, director, and producer
• 1958 » Nik Kershaw, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1959 » Nick Griffin, English politician

• 1936 » Mikhail Kuzmin, Russian author and poet (b. 1871)
• 1938 » Gabriele D'Annunzio, Italian journalist and politician (b. 1863)
• 1940 » Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Estonian author (b. 1878)
• 1942 » George S. Rentz, American commander (b. 1882)
• 1943 » Alexandre Yersin, Swiss-French physician and bacteriologist (b. 1863)
• 1952 » Mariano Azuela, Mexican physician and author (b. 1873)
• 1966 » Fritz Houtermans, Polish-German physicist and academic (b. 1903)
• 1974 » Bobby Timmons, American pianist and composer (b. 1935)
• 1976 » Jean Martinon, French conductor and composer (b. 1910)
• 1978 » Paul Scott, English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1920)

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. Yvonne
11. Hendrika
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.
• June 5 » Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements.
• 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.
• September 25 » TAT-1, the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system, is inaugurated.
• October 17 » Bobby Fischer defeats Donald Byrne in the chess Game of the Century.
• November 22 » The Summer Olympics, officially known as the games of the XVI Olympiad, are opened in Melbourne, Australia.
• December 9 » Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810, a Canadair North Star, crashes near Hope, British Columbia, Canada, killing all 62 people on board.

The temperature on March 1, 1956 was between 3.4 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (29%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.