About the day » Sunday January 6, 1957Calender converter

• Jan Jacob Rijk, Den Burg (Texel, NH) († 2017)
• Theo van der Felz († 1977)
• John Polhout, Amersfoort († 2007)
• Redgy Tomas Alexander LAGROU, Koekelare († 1958)
• Lena Kraak, Vlaardingen, Nederland
• Marc Lammens († 2013)
• Chantal RIBBENS, Raimbeaucourt († 2018)
• Donna Kaye Kittrell or Kittrell [[?K?s?FgmcFLBu]]3 "Caboose" († 1994)
• Geurdinus Opperman, Rhenen († 1960)
• A.A.P Ham, Maasland († 2023)

• * Johannes van den Bosch (82)
• Alphons D'havé (75), Eeklo
• Aaltje Karel (97), Vollenhove, Overijssel, Nederland
• Aleida Karel (97), Vollenhove, Overijssel, Nederland
• Aaltje Jans Hoekstra (46), Heerenveen, Fryslân | Friesland, Nederland
• Aleida (Aaltje) Karel (97), Vollenhove, OV, Nederland
• Anna Margaretha Hannessen (80), Nijmegen
• Berend Leijssenaar (73), Assen
• Antonius Lauwerijssen (84), Hoeven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriaan MEESTERS (84), Etten-Leur, Nederland, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 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)

• 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 22 » The New York City "Mad Bomber", George P. Metesky, is arrested in Waterbury, Connecticut and charged with planting more than 30 bombs.
• 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.
• November 7 » Cold War: The Gaither Report calls for more American missiles and fallout shelters.
• November 8 » Operation Grapple X, Round C1: The United Kingdom conducts its first successful hydrogen bomb test over Kiritimati in the Pacific.
• December 2 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 126 relating to Kashmir conflict is adopted.
• December 17 » The United States successfully launches the first Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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.