About the day » Sunday July 1, 1956Calender converter

• Wiebren Engelbert Miedema († 1960)
• Stella Sluis, Johannesburg, Gauteng, Zuid Africa († 1994)
• Michael Dean Bonnema, Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota († 2020)
• Maria van de Veerdonk, Oss († 1972)
• Theodorus Hendricus Maria (Theo) Kocken, Boven Leeuwen († 1988)
• Petronella Johanna Abbenes, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Kevin J. Fortier, Brockton, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten († 2013)
• Larry Dean Boltjes, Tyler, Lincoln County, Minnesota († 2005)
• Jan van den Pol, Nijkerk († 2007)
• René Develing († 2016)

• * Gerdina Elina (Gerrie) Luikens (28), Breda
• Christianus Martinus Henricus van Dongen (57), Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Catharina Johanna Theodora van Gulick (84), Delft, Zuid Holland
• Carolus Ludovu-icus Cosyns (88), Okegem, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgie
• Albertus Slingerland (76), Overschie, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Andries Weijs (83), Noordoostpolder
• Catharina Johanna Theodora GULICK,VAN (84), Delft,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antoon Veltman (57), Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Bernardus Johannes Veldscholten (82), Denekamp (gem.)
• Evert Jurgen Bernardus Blokhoff (59), Amsterdam

• 1953 » Jadranka Kosor, Croatian journalist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Croatia
• 1953 » Lawrence Gonzi, Maltese lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Malta
• 1954 » Keith Whitley, American singer and guitarist († 1989)
• 1955 » Li Keqiang, Chinese economist and politician, 7th Premier of the People's Republic of China
• 1955 » Lisa Scottoline, American lawyer and author
• 1955 » Nikolai Demidenko, Russian pianist and educator
• 1957 » Hannu Kamppuri, Finnish ice hockey player
• 1957 » Lisa Blount, American actress and producer († 2010)
• 1957 » Sean O'Driscoll, English footballer and manager
• 1958 » Jack Dyer Crouch II, American diplomat, United States Deputy National Security Advisor

• 1948 » Achille Varzi, Italian race car driver (b. 1904)
• 1950 » Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, Swiss composer and educator (b. 1865)
• 1950 » Eliel Saarinen, Finnish-American architect, co-designed the National Museum of Finland (b. 1873)
• 1951 » Tadeusz Borowski, Polish poet, novelist and journalist (b. 1922)
• 1961 » Louis-Ferdinand Céline, French physician and author (b. 1894)
• 1962 » Bidhan Chandra Roy, Indian physician and politician, 2nd Chief Minister of West Bengal (b. 1882)
• 1962 » Purushottam Das Tandon, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1882)
• 1964 » Pierre Monteux, French-American viola player and conductor (b. 1875)
• 1965 » Robert Ruark, American journalist and author (b. 1915)
• 1965 » Wally Hammond, English cricketer (b. 1903)

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.
• April 26 » SSIdeal X, the world's first successful container ship, leaves Port Newark, New Jersey, for Houston, Texas.
• May 1 » The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public.
• 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.
• 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.
• October 29 » Suez Crisis begins: Israeli forces invade the Sinai Peninsula and push Egyptian forces back toward the Suez Canal.
• November 3 » Hungarian Revolution: A new Hungarian government is formed, in which many members of banned non-Communist parties participate. During negotiations on Tököl Island ostensibly on Soviet troop withdrawal, the KGB arrests Pál Maléter and other Hungarian Revolutionary commanders, effectively decapitating the Revolution's military leadership. János Kádár and Ferenc Münnich form a counter-government in Moscow as Soviet troops ready for the final assault.

The temperature on July 1, 1956 was between 13.3 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (8%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.