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• Monique Van Craenenbroeck († 2005)
• Boudewijn Vijfvinkel, Den Helder († 2006)
• Henrica Patricia Maria Bader, Mijdrecht, Nederland († 1994)
• Rik Beckers, Sint-Truiden, België († 2019)
• Jannetje Hoek, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2019)
• Jan Teunis Arie Swets, Hansweert († 2015)
• josephus johanna maria (jose) gielen, helden-panningen
• Huig de Gruyter
• Regina Hermine Josephine Maria van Binsbergen, Heerlen († 2008)
• Yolanda de Boer, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• Tuil (0), Groningen
• Albert Draaijer (82), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
• Angenietha Elisabeth Muda (69), Uithuizermeeden, Groningen, Nederland
• Arendje Wijdoogen (81), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alice van Sande (59), Fillmore, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten
• Albert Henry Pidde (83), Amherst, Portage, Wisconsin
• Arendje Weijdoogen (81), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Addie Ester Watwood (92), Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
• Antje Schavemaker (89), Limmen
• Antonius Adrianus van Meeuwen (87), Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1952 » Božidar Maljković, Serbian basketball player and coach
• 1952 » Louka Katseli, Greek economist and politician
• 1953 » Sebastian Faulks, English journalist and author
• 1955 » Donald Pettit, American engineer and astronaut
• 1956 » Beatrice Ask, Swedish politician, Swedish Minister for Justice
• 1956 » Georgie Glen, Scottish actress
• 1956 » Kakha Bendukidze, Georgian economist and politician
• 1956 » Peter Chelsom, English film director, writer, and actor
• 1958 » Viacheslav Fetisov, Russian ice hockey player and coach
• 1959 » Perry Haddock, Australian rugby league player

• 1942 » Jüri Jaakson, Estonian businessman and politician, 6th State Elder of Estonia (b. 1870)
• 1944 » Elmer Gedeon, American baseball player and pilot (b. 1917)
• 1945 » Erwin Bumke, Polish-German jurist and politician (b. 1874)
• 1946 » Mae Busch, Australian actress (b. 1891)
• 1947 » Christian X of Denmark (b. 1870)
• 1951 » Ivanoe Bonomi, Italian politician, 25th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1873)
• 1961 » Ado Vabbe, Estonian painter (b. 1892)
• 1967 » Léo-Paul Desrosiers, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1896)
• 1968 » Rudolph Dirks, German-American illustrator (b. 1877)
• 1969 » Vjekoslav Luburić, Croatian Ustaše official and concentration camp administrator (b. 1914)

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.
• March 9 » Soviet forces suppress mass demonstrations in the Georgian SSR, reacting to Nikita Khrushchev's de-Stalinization policy.
• March 20 » Tunisia gains independence from France.
• September 25 » TAT-1, the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system, is inaugurated.
• October 15 » FORTRAN, the first modern computer language, is first shared with the coding community.
• 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.
• November 1 » The Indian states Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Mysore are formally created under the States Reorganisation Act; Kanyakumari district is joined to Tamil Nadu from Kerala.

The temperature on April 20, 1956 was between -0.8 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (20%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.