About the day » Tuesday September 4, 1956Calender converter

• Aad van Ruiten, Kaag-Dorp
• Jane Marie Sherburne, Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa († 2012)
• Wessels, Haarlem
• Ronald SPRONK, utrecht († 1965)
• Maria Arnouts († 1956)
• Maria Arnouts († 1956)
• Gijsbert van Zandwijk († 1957)
• Hessel Pieter Zondervan, Sneek
• Dorinda Mary Millar Richard, Edinburgh, Scotland († 2018)
• James Harmon Swann, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, Verenigde Staten († 2006)

• Cornelis Hanemaaijer (65), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Agnes Hovens (80), Velden, Arcen en Velden, Limburg, Nederland
• Antonius Josephus Carolus Popelier (66), Haarlem, Nederland
• Carolus Augustinus Feyen (73), Retie, België
• Abraham Speijer (82), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Catharina Stol (48), Leiden
• Cornelis Hanemaaijer (65), De Lier
• Christina Johanna Barink (68), Zutphen
• Albert Hollander (70)
• Albert Hollander (70), Voorst

• 1953 » Janet Biehl, American philosopher and author
• 1953 » Michael Stean, English chess player and author
• 1955 » Brian Schweitzer, American politician, 23rd Governor of Montana
• 1955 » David Broza, Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1955 » Garth Le Roux, South African cricketer
• 1956 » Blackie Lawless, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1957 » Khandi Alexander, American actress, dancer, and choreographer
• 1958 » Drew Pinsky, American radio and television host
• 1958 » Jacqueline Hewitt, American astrophysicist and astronomer
• 1958 » Marzio Innocenti, Italian rugby player and coach

• 1940 » George William de Carteret, French-English journalist and author (b. 1869)
• 1944 » Erich Fellgiebel, German general (b. 1886)
• 1963 » Robert Schuman, Luxembourgian-French politician, 130th Prime Minister of France (b. 1886)
• 1965 » Albert Schweitzer, French-Gabonese physician, theologian, and missionary, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1875)
• 1974 » Charles Arnison, English airman (b. 1893)
• 1974 » Creighton Abrams, American general (b. 1914)
• 1974 » Lewi Pethrus, Swedish minister and hymn-writer (b. 1884)
• 1974 » Marcel Achard, French playwright and screenwriter (b. 1899)
• 1977 » Jean Rostand, French biologist and philosopher (b. 1894)
• 1977 » Stelios Perpiniadis, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1899)

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. Jacob
16. Jacobus

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 28 » Elvis Presley makes his first national television appearance.
• October 17 » The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield, England.
• 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.
• October 28 » Hungarian Revolution: A de facto ceasefire comes into effect between armed revolutionaries and Soviet troops, who begin to withdraw from Budapest. Communist officials and facilities come under attack by revolutionaries.
• November 12 » In the midst of the Suez Crisis, Palestinian refugees are shot dead in Rafah by Israeli soldiers following the invasion of the Gaza Strip.
• 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 September 4, 1956 was between 9.3 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (16%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.