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• Urbain Vandebos, Hasselt, België († 2021)
• Alfons Van Praet
• Dirk Jan Ditzel, Deventer († 1956)
• Adriaan Marinus Est van der, St. Philipsland († 2004)
• theodora petronella maria sijben, helden-panningen
• Jacobus Maria Beentjes, Akersloot († 1958)
• German Paalman († 1965)
• Willemina Mons, Doorwerth († 2019)
• Jacobus Maria BEENTJES, Akersloot († 1958)
• Hendrik Godfried Helena Collaris, Brunssum († 1967)

• Aloijsius Oprinsen (76), Oisterwijk
• Adrianus Josephus Thielen (67), Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adrianus Josephus Thielen (67), Roosendaal
• Auke Claus (64)
• Christina Maria Roosenschoon (78), Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Gerrit Langenberg (50), Dordrecht
• Agenor Graaf Goluchowo-Goluchowski (69), Lausanne, Vaud, Zwitserl
• Catharina Korving (66), Den Haag
• Adrianus Cornelis Maria Lansbergen (2), Rotterdam
• Annigje Olde (83), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland

• 1954 » Caroline Thomson, English journalist and broadcaster
• 1954 » Diana Liverman, English-American geographer and academic
• 1955 » Lia Vissi, Cypriot singer-songwriter and politician
• 1955 » Mohamed Brahmi, Tunisian politician († 2013)
• 1956 » Andreas Loverdos, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Labour
• 1956 » Dan Patrick, American television anchor and sportscaster
• 1956 » Kevin Greenaugh, American nuclear engineer
• 1957 » Juan José Ibarretxe, Spanish politician
• 1957 » Kevin Von Erich, American football player and wrestler
• 1957 » Meg Gardiner, American-English author and academic

• 1945 » Charles Williams, English author, poet, and critic (b. 1886)
• 1945 » Kenneth J. Alford, English soldier, bandmaster, and composer (b. 1881)
• 1948 » Edward J. Flanagan, Irish-American priest, founded Boys Town (b. 1886)
• 1954 » William March, American soldier and author (b. 1893)
• 1956 » Austin Osman Spare, English painter and magician (b. 1886)
• 1957 » Dick Irvin, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1892)
• 1957 » Keith Andrews, American race car driver (b. 1920)
• 1963 » John Aglionby, English-born Bishop of Accra and soldier (b. 1884)
• 1964 » Vladko Maček, Croatian lawyer and politician (b. 1879)
• 1965 » Pio Pion, Italian businessman (b. 1887)

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.
• January 8 » Operation Auca: Five U.S. missionaries are killed by the Huaorani of Ecuador shortly after making contact with them.
• May 1 » The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public.
• May 20 » In Operation Redwing, the first United States airborne hydrogen bomb is dropped over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
• 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.
• 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.
• December 4 » The Million Dollar Quartet (Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash) get together at Sun Studio for the first and last time.

The temperature on May 15, 1956 was between 1.2 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 11.3 hours of sunshine (72%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.