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• Johannes Dimphna Jacobus Maria Kint, Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1957)
• Maria Antonia Christina Elizabeth Schrama, Ouder-Amstel, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1957)
• Eweline Anje ten Have, Hoogeveen († 2007)
• Maria Petronella Leonora (Mary) van Haaster, De Zilk, Noordwijkerhout, Zuid Holland, NL († 2023)
• Henriëtte Willy Booij, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1999)
• Greta Taelemans, Halle, Belgie († 2005)
• Robertus Paulus Arnoldus Voss († 1965)
• Cornelis Wester, Obdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Josephus Antonius (Josje) Kupper, Bladel Noord-Brabant Nederland († 1957)
• Leo de Beurs, Bergen

• Antonius Arnoldus(Noud) van Roosmalen (32), Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia
• ARIE DE VOS (46), BURGERVEEN, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Akke Dirks Weyma (67), Sneek, Gem. Sneek, Friesland, Nederland
• Adrianus Bouwens (79), Udenhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Alberta Jeannetta Beckerman (65), Nijmegen
• Berta van Bijnen (77), Nieuwkuijk
• Adriaan Antonius Pelkmans (72), Breda
• Akke Weijma (67), Sneek, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Beemer (71), Oudewater
• Antonia van Leijenhorst (72), 's-Gravenhage

• 1955 » Brian Engblom, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 1955 » John Roberts, American lawyer and judge, 17th Chief Justice of the United States
• 1956 » Mimi Rogers, American actress
• 1957 » Frank Miller, American illustrator, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1957 » Janick Gers, English guitarist and songwriter
• 1958 » Alan Milburn, English businessman and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
• 1958 » James Grippando, American lawyer and author
• 1959 » Cris Collinsworth, American football player and sportscaster
• 1959 » Göran Hägglund, Swedish lawyer and politician, 28th Swedish Minister for Social Affairs
• 1959 » Keith Olbermann, American journalist and author

• 1942 » Kaarel Eenpalu, Estonian journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1888)
• 1951 » Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Finnish field marshal and politician, 6th President of Finland (b. 1867)
• 1956 » Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor and director (b. 1890)
• 1961 » Bernard Friedberg, Austrian scholar and author (b. 1876)
• 1963 » John Farrow, Australian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1904)
• 1965 » Abraham Walkowitz, American painter (b. 1878)
• 1967 » Alphonse Juin, Algerian-French general (b. 1888)
• 1967 » crew of Apollo 1
• 1970 » Rocco D'Assunta, Italian actor, comedian and playwright (b. 1904)
• 1971 » Jacobo Árbenz, Guatemalan captain and politician, President of Guatemala (b. 1913)

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.
• April 5 » In India, Communists win the first elections in united Kerala and E. M. S. Namboodiripad is sworn in as the first Chief Minister.
• June 10 » John Diefenbaker leads the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to a stunning upset in the 1957 Canadian federal election, ending 22 years of Liberal Party government.
• July 29 » The International Atomic Energy Agency is established.
• August 5 » American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network.
• October 4 » Sputnik 1 becomes the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
• December 20 » The initial production version of the Boeing 707 makes its first flight.

The temperature on January 27, 1957 was between 2.6 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (47%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west.