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• Harvey (Jon) Beltman, Zeelamd († 2018)
• Ypie Klasina Koornstra († 2002)
• Jeannette Marlene van der Wal, Lacombe (Canada), Nederland
• Teresa Ella Plomp, Lethbridge (Alta)-CAN- († 1960)
• Harrie Coopmans († 1958)
• James Manson Tillett († 2012)
• Teresa Ella May Plomp, Lethbridge, Alberta, CA († 1960)
• Anna de Vries, Den Helder
• Willem Hendrik van Leijen († 1966)
• Geurt van Engelenburg († 2014)

• Aaltje Lieuwes Katsma (89), Waddinxveen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Kramer (83), Beemster
• Aagje Rietveld (55), Ter Aar (Aardam)
• Angela Anna Brake (67), Kinsley, Edwards, Kansas, Verenigde Staten
• Abraham Arnoldus Vermazen (68), Vlissingen, Zeeland, Nederland
• Aagje van der Wal (60), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Gerarda van Schaick (62), Heerlen
• Aleida Barneveld (64), Elburg, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Groothuizen (85), Edam
• Albert R. (Bert) de Weerd (74), Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten

• 1956 » Paolo Rossi, Italian footballer
• 1956 » Peter David, American author, actor, and screenwriter
• 1956 » Tom Hogan, Australian cricketer
• 1957 » Rosalind Chao, American actress
• 1958 » Danielle Dax, English singer-songwriter and producer
• 1958 » Khaled El Sheikh, Bahraini singer-songwriter
• 1958 » Larry Mize, American golfer
• 1958 » Marvin Lewis, American football player and coach
• 1958 » Tony Fossas, Cuban-American baseball player and coach
• 1959 » Jason Alexander, American actor, singer, and voice artist

• 1940 » Hale Holden, American businessman (b. 1869)
• 1943 » Elinor Glyn, English author, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1864)
• 1944 » Jakob Schaffner, Swiss author and critic (b. 1875)
• 1950 » Sam Barry, American basketball player and coach (b. 1892)
• 1958 » Jacob Nicol, Canadian publisher, lawyer, and politician (b. 1876)
• 1967 » Stanislaus Zbyszko, Polish wrestler and strongman (b. 1879)
• 1968 » Pio of Pietrelcina, Italian priest and saint (b. 1887)
• 1971 » James Waddell Alexander II, American mathematician and topologist (b. 1888)
• 1973 » Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
• 1974 » Cliff Arquette, American actor and comedian (b. 1905)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Peter
5. Willem
6. Hendrik
7. Robert
8. Pieter
9. Gerrit
10. Petrus
11. John
12. Paul
13. Dirk
14. Johan
15. Wilhelmus
16. Michael

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Elisabeth
4. Anna
5. Cornelia
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Adriana
9. Yvonne
10. Margaretha
11. Hendrika
12. Petronella
13. Marianne
14. Ingrid
15. Jacoba
16. Linda

• 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 October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
• March 31 » Elections to the Territorial Assembly of the French colony Upper Volta are held. After the elections PDU and MDV form a government.
• October 14 » The 23rd Canadian Parliament becomes the only one to be personally opened by the Queen of Canada.
• November 1 » The Mackinac Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge between anchorages at the time, opens to traffic connecting Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas.
• November 3 » Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter orbit, a dog named Laika.
• November 8 » Pan Am Flight 7 disappears between San Francisco and Honolulu. Wreckage and bodies are discovered a week later.
• December 2 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 126 relating to Kashmir conflict is adopted.

The temperature on September 23, 1957 was between 12.9 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 14.6 mm of rain during 5.7 hours. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (16%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.