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• Josephus Johannes Maria Jimkes, Bergen op Zoom, Gemeente Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 2015)
• Arthur FrederiK Gail, Verenigde Statn († 2017)
• Sjaak Houtenbosch, Heiloo († 1984)
• James Wendell Eckhoff, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa († 2023)
• Zeno Rédelé, Gent († 2006)
• Daniel John Bosch, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten († 1996)
• Riny Vertogen († 2006)
• Roy Anthony Buyer, Kenton, Hardin, Ohio, Verenigde Staten († 1997)
• Grietje de Jong, Fochteloo, gem. Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland († 2015)
• Rik van Rijn († 1977)

• Betsy Riddle (82), Londen
• August Adolf Reidt (80), Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
• Antje Folkerts (78), South Holland, Cook County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
• Anna Christina Nelson (76)
• Anna Sophia Koerfer (83), Kerkrade (L
• Anna Maria Mohren (62), Kerkrade
• Albert Stroeve (50), Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland
• Antonius Joannes de Bree (74), Breda
• Adriaan Avontuur (69), Breda
• arie bastiaan van WEELDEN (59), charlois

• 1953 » Alik L. Alik, Micronesian politician, 7th Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia
• 1953 » Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Danish politician and diplomat, 39th Prime Minister of Denmark
• 1953 » Lucinda Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1954 » Kim Hughes, Australian cricketer
• 1955 » Eddie Van Halen, Dutch-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
• 1957 » Road Warrior Hawk, American wrestler († 2003)
• 1958 » Anita Baker, American singer-songwriter
• 1958 » Ellen DeGeneres, American comedian, actress, and talk show host
• 1961 » Tom Keifer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1961 » Wayne Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

• 1946 » Adriaan van Maanen, Dutch-American astronomer and academic (b. 1884)
• 1946 » Oskar Kallas, Estonian linguist and diplomat (b. 1868)
• 1947 » Grace Moore, American soprano and actress (b. 1898)
• 1948 » Fred Conrad Koch, American biochemist and endocrinologist (born 1876)
• 1948 » John Lomax, American musicologist and academic (b. 1867)
• 1948 » Kâzım Karabekir, Turkish general and politician, 5th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (b. 1882)
• 1952 » Khorloogiin Choibalsan, Mongolian general and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Mongolia (b. 1895)
• 1953 » Athanase David, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1882)
• 1957 » Helene Costello, American actress (b. 1906)
• 1962 » Lucky Luciano, Italian-American mob boss (b. 1897)

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. Jacoba
15. Ingrid
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.
• January 11 » The African Convention is founded in Dakar, Senegal.
• March 8 » Egypt re-opens the Suez Canal after the Suez Crisis.
• March 31 » Elections to the Territorial Assembly of the French colony Upper Volta are held. After the elections PDU and MDV form a government.
• August 21 » The Soviet Union successfully conducts a long-range test flight of the R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile.
• October 22 » Vietnam War: First United States casualties in Vietnam.
• December 2 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 126 relating to Kashmir conflict is adopted.

The temperature on January 26, 1957 was between 1.2 °C and 9.6 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain during 4.5 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.