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• Jannie Postema, Groningen
• Elisabeth Hage, Sint Maartensdijk
• henricus johannes marie (harrie) gommans, helden-panningen
• Harmen Hindrik Sipsma
• Oscar Louis van Weelde, 's-Gravenhage († 2020)
• Lynda Joy HOFMEYR, Bulawayo († 1962)
• Ton Plekkepoel († 2002)
• Sylvia Ernanda Lapré, Rotterdam († 1957)
• Luc VLOEMANS, Turnhout, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium († 1990)

• Aaltje Berends Broersma (86), Zoutkamp
• Ada Emma NASH (88), Nottinghamshire, England
• Alfred David "Alpha" Isenogle (83)
• Anna Maria Westerlaken (61), 's-Hertogenbosch, Nederland
• Anna Maria Westerlaken (62), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Annetje Reinders (69), Hengelo
• * Catharina Vogels (84), St Oedenrode
• Adolphine Clemense De Vlieger (79), Maldegem (Adegem), Oost-Vlaanderen, België
• Adriana Maria Bom (69), Fijnaart (N.B.)
• Annie Maude Cush (73), Inverell, New South Wales, Australia

• 1955 » Jean-Pierre Hautier, Belgian journalist and television host († 2012)
• 1956 » Craig Bartlett, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and voice actor
• 1956 » Jim Talent, American lawyer and politician
• 1956 » Martina Navratilova, Czech-American tennis player and coach
• 1957 » Catherine Ringer, French singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
• 1957 » Jon Lindstrom, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1958 » Kjell Samuelsson, Swedish ice hockey player and coach
• 1958 » Letitia James, American lawyer, activist and politician
• 1958 » Megumi Ishii, Japanese actress and politician
• 1958 » Thomas Hearns, American boxer

• 1942 » Mikhail Nesterov, Russian painter (b. 1862)
• 1947 » Michiaki Kamada, Japanese admiral (b. 1890)
• 1948 » Walther von Brauchitsch, German field marshal (b. 1881)
• 1956 » Yoshio Markino, Japanese painter and author (b. 1869)
• 1959 » Boughera El Ouafi, Algerian-French runner (b. 1898)
• 1961 » Tsuru Aoki, Japanese-American actress (b. 1892)
• 1962 » Iván Petrovich, Serbian-German actor and singer (b. 1894)
• 1965 » Henry Travers, Irish-American actor (b. 1874)
• 1966 » Elizabeth Arden, Canadian-American businesswoman, founded Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (b. 1878)
• 1966 » S. S. Kresge, American businessman, founded Kmart (b. 1867)

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 6 » Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis buys the Hellenic National Airlines (TAE) and founds Olympic Airlines.
• April 24 » Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region.
• July 25 » The Tunisian King Muhammad VIII al-Amin is replaced by President Habib Bourguiba.
• October 4 » Sputnik 1 becomes the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
• November 3 » Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter orbit, a dog named Laika.
• November 17 » Vickers Viscount G-AOHP of British European Airways crashes at Ballerup after the failure of three engines on approach to Copenhagen Airport. The cause is a malfunction of the anti-icing system on the aircraft. There are no fatalities.

The temperature on October 18, 1957 was between 11.7 °C and 16.7 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 4.7 mm of rain during 5.4 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.