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• Ronald Keith Roberts, Verenigde Statn († 2011)
• Ana Lúcia Nogueira, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brasil († 2012)
• Kosters, Oisterwijk
• Marina Meyvisch, Genk († 1957)
• Deanne Maria Emma Blondeel, Eindhoven, NB, Nederland († 1958)
• Josephina Gemma Anna Maria Meuwissen, Sittard († 2007)
• catharina petronella maria (toos) vissers, baexem
• Frank Opperman, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2016)
• Joan Carol Jobse, USA
• Ingrid Margaretha van der Veen, Baarn († 2013)

• Christina Blekman (89), hilversum
• Auguste, Rene Stevens (50), Marcq-en-Ba, Frankrijk
• Aaltje van der Hoek (82)
• Arie Nieuwkoop (78), Willemstad, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Andries de Jong (86), Kampen (Overijssel)
• Albert Van der Ark (77), Lynden, Whatcom, Washington, United States
• Arie (Arij) Keyser (Keijser) (96), Voorschoten
• Albert Dewilde (42), Klerken
• Adriana van 't Klooster (82), Hilversum, Gemeente Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alida Polman (65), Doetinchem

• 1955 » Bernard Chazelle, French computer scientist and academic
• 1956 » Jeff Watson, American guitarist and songwriter
• 1956 » John Harwood, American journalist
• 1956 » Lavrentis Machairitsas, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1956 » Michael Sorridimi, Australian rugby league player
• 1956 » Rob Fisher, English keyboard player and songwriter († 1999)
• 1957 » Mike Score, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
• 1958 » Don Falcone, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
• 1958 » Mo Gaffney, American actress and screenwriter
• 1958 » Robert Patrick, American actor

• 1950 » Mary Harris Armor, American suffragist (b. 1863)
• 1951 » Reggie Walker, South African runner (b. 1889)
• 1955 » Maurice Utrillo, French painter (b. 1883)
• 1956 » Art Tatum, American pianist and composer (b. 1909)
• 1960 » August Gailit, Estonian author and poet (b. 1891)
• 1960 » Donald Grey Barnhouse, American pastor and theologian (b. 1895)
• 1960 » Johnny Horton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1925)
• 1960 » Mack Sennett, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1880)
• 1960 » Ward Bond, American actor (b. 1903)
• 1963 » Luis Cernuda, Spanish poet and critic (b. 1902)

• 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 23 » American inventor Walter Frederick Morrison sells the rights to his flying disc to the Wham-O toy company, which later renames it the "Frisbee".
• February 22 » Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam survives a communist shooting assassination attempt in Buôn Ma Thuột.
• 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 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.
• September 5 » Cuban Revolution: Fulgencio Batista bombs the revolt in Cienfuegos.
• November 14 » The "Apalachin Meeting" in rural Tioga County in upstate New York is raided by law enforcement; many high level Mafia figures are arrested while trying to flee.

The temperature on November 5, 1957 was between 9.3 °C and 13.3 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 4.8 mm of rain during 4.7 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (27%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south.