About the day » Saturday September 15, 1956Calender converter

• Alexander Yastreb, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia († 2013)
• Peter op het Veld, Maria-Hoop, Netherlands († 2005)
• A.J. Togtema († 1992)
• Antonius Ton Cobussen, Winssen, Gelderland, Nederland († 2001)
• Sedat Soyhan Timel, Trabzon, Turkey
• N.N. Schouten, Haarlem
• Klaas Klaassens († 2009)
• Johan Maurits Steverlinck, Roeselare West-Vlaanderen België († 2018)
• Klaas Klaassens, Laaghalen, Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Nederland († 2009)
• Catherine Kay Barnes, Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa († 2021)

• Arie Albert BARENDREGT (88), Charlois, Rotterdam, 6240, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Akke HUITEMA (72), Sneek(Friesland)
• Arentje Manintveld (60), Maasland, Nederland
• Anna Alfredie Eugenie BOENS (63), Rosendael (59240) Frankrijk
• Bart Jan la Vergé (17), Richmond, Virginia VS
• Anna Ida BECKS (84), Dulken (D)
• Barteld de Boer (53), Oudkerk, gem. Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Arie Aalbert Barendregt (88), Charlois, Nederland
• Antonius Frijters (82), Breda, Noord Brabant, Nederland
• Bendix Haagsma (66), Voorburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1954 » Adrian Adonis, American wrestler († 1988)
• 1954 » Hrant Dink, Turkish journalist († 2007)
• 1955 » Željka Antunović, Croatian politician, 9th Croatian Minister of Defence
• 1955 » Abdul Qadir, Pakistani cricketer († 2019)
• 1955 » Bruce Reitherman, American voice actor, singer, cinematographer, and producer
• 1955 » Renzo Rosso, Italian fashion designer and businessman, co-founded Diesel Clothing
• 1956 » Maggie Reilly, Scottish singer-songwriter
• 1956 » Ned Rothenberg, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer
• 1956 » Ross J. Anderson, British academic and educator
• 1958 » Joel Quenneville, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

• 1940 » William B. Bankhead, American lawyer and politician, 47th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1874)
• 1945 » André Tardieu, French journalist and politician, 97th Prime Minister of France (b. 1876)
• 1945 » Anton Webern, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1883)
• 1945 » Linnie Marsh Wolfe, American librarian and author (b. 1881)
• 1952 » Hugo Raudsepp, Estonian author and playwright (b. 1883)
• 1965 » Steve Brown, American bassist (b. 1890)
• 1972 » Baki Süha Ediboğlu, Turkish poet and author (b. 1915)
• 1972 » Geoffrey Fisher, English archbishop and academic (b. 1887)
• 1972 » Ulvi Cemal Erkin, Turkish composer and educator (b. 1906)
• 1973 » Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (b. 1882)

• 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 1 » Formation of the East German Nationale Volksarmee.
• June 20 » A Venezuelan Super-Constellation crashes in the Atlantic Ocean off Asbury Park, New Jersey, killing 74 people.
• June 23 » The French National Assembly takes the first step in creating the French Community by passing the Loi Cadre, transferring a number of powers from Paris to elected territorial governments in French West Africa.
• September 16 » TCN-9 Sydney is the first Australian television station to commence regular broadcasts.
• October 19 » The Soviet Union and Japan sign a Joint Declaration, officially ending the state of war between the two countries that had existed since August 1945.
• December 2 » The Granma reaches the shores of Cuba's Oriente Province. Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and 80 other members of the 26th of July Movement disembark to initiate the Cuban Revolution.

The temperature on September 15, 1956 was between 9.8 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (78%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.