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• Marc Lammens († 2013)
• Redgy Tomas Alexander LAGROU, Koekelare († 1958)
• Geurdinus Opperman, Rhenen († 1960)
• Chantal RIBBENS, Raimbeaucourt († 2018)
• Guurdines Opperman, Rhenen († 1960)
• Jeannet den Hartog († 1990)
• Jan Jacob Rijk, Den Burg (Texel, NH) († 2017)
• Donna Kaye Kittrell or Kittrell [[?K?s?FgmcFLBu]]3 "Caboose" († 1994)
• Cornelia Helene (Lia) Eversdijk, Vlissingen, Nederland († 2008)
• A.A.P Ham, Maasland († 2023)

• Aleida Karel (97), Vollenhove, Overijssel, Nederland
• Adriaan MEESTERS (84), Etten-Leur, Nederland, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonia Velthuis (70), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alphons D'havé (75), Eeklo
• Aleida KAREL (97), Vollenhove, Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Nederland
• Aleida (Aaltje) Karel (97), Vollenhove, OV, Nederland
• Antonius Lauwerijssen (84), Hoeven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Margretha Hannessen (80), Nijmegen
• Anna Margaretha Hannessen (80), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Alexander Pritchett (70), Gambo, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland

• 1954 » Anthony Minghella, English director and screenwriter († 2008)
• 1955 » Rowan Atkinson, English actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1956 » Clive Woodward, English rugby player and coach
• 1956 » Elizabeth Strout, American novelist and short story writer
• 1956 » Justin Welby, English archbishop
• 1957 » Michael Foale, British-American astrophysicist and astronaut
• 1957 » Nancy Lopez, American golfer and sportscaster
• 1959 » Kapil Dev, Indian cricketer
• 1960 » Kari Jalonen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach
• 1960 » Paul Azinger, American golfer and sportscaster

• 1941 » Charley O'Leary, American baseball player and coach (b. 1882)
• 1942 » Emma Calvé, French soprano and actress (b. 1858)
• 1942 » Henri de Baillet-Latour, Belgian businessman, 3rd President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1876)
• 1944 » Ida Tarbell, American journalist, reformer, and educator (b. 1857)
• 1944 » Jacques Rosenbaum, Estonian-German architect (b. 1878)
• 1945 » Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist and chemist (b. 1863)
• 1949 » Victor Fleming, American director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1883)
• 1966 » Jean Lurçat, French painter (b. 1892)
• 1972 » Chen Yi, Chinese general and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China (b. 1901)
• 1974 » David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican painter (b. 1896)

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 9 » British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden resigns from office following his failure to retake the Suez Canal from Egyptian sovereignty.
• July 11 » Prince Karim Husseini Aga Khan IV inherits the office of Imamat as the 49th Imam of Shia Imami Ismai'li worldwide, after the death of Sir Sultan Mahommed Shah Aga Khan III.
• July 25 » The Tunisian King Muhammad VIII al-Amin is replaced by President Habib Bourguiba.
• August 1 » The United States and Canada form the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
• September 4 » American Civil Rights Movement: Little Rock Crisis: Orval Faubus, governor of Arkansas, calls out the National Guard to prevent African American students from enrolling in Central High School.
• October 29 » Israel's prime minister David Ben-Gurion and five of his ministers are injured when Moshe Dwek throws a grenade into Israel's Knesset.

The temperature on January 6, 1957 was between 5.9 °C and 12.4 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 4.0 mm of rain during 4.2 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (48%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west.