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• Jan Herman van Drie, Nijkerk († 2003)
• Thresa harwell, Kaufman County Texas († 2001)
• NN Klinkhamer, Sleen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Margaretha Johanna (Marja) Boseker, Nijmegen
• Jan Kluivingh, Vries, Drenthe, Nederland († 2020)
• Harm Allard Eising, Hijken (Beilen), Drenthe, Nederland († 2021)
• Caesar van GASTEL, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2007)
• Willemina Josephina Venema, Amsterdam
• Els Hazewinkel, Almelo, Overijssel, Netherlands († 1994)
• Alponse Romein, Amsterdam († 1962)

• Barbara Justina De Decker (89), Bornem
• Cornelia Francina Vroegop (95), Amsterdam
• Benjamin Franklin Folger (81), Elkin, Surry, North Carolina, Verenigde Staten
• Antje Boomstra (68), Berlikum
• Cornelie Marie Christine Homburg (83), Bennebroek, Noord Holland, Nederland
• Antonius Wilhelmus Keijzers (72), Mill
• Augustinus Zwaans (72), Tilburg
• Aaltje Geerts (Alice) Telgenhof (79), Cadillac, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Cornelia van der Lely (83), Noordwijkerhout
• Christiaan van Tichelt (78), Brasschaat

• 1955 » John Alderdice, Baron Alderdice, Northern Irish psychiatrist and politician, 1st Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly
• 1955 » Reba McEntire, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 1956 » Susan Ershler, American mountaineer and author
• 1957 » Harvey Glance, American sprinter and coach
• 1958 » Bart Conner, American gymnast and sportscaster
• 1958 » Curt Hennig, American wrestler, manager, and sportscaster († 2003)
• 1958 » Edesio Alejandro, Cuban composer
• 1958 » Elisabeth Andreassen, Swedish-Norwegian singer
• 1959 » Chiaki Morosawa, Japanese anime screenwriter († 2016)
• 1959 » Laura Chinchilla, Costa Rican politician, President of Costa Rica

• 1944 » Stephen Leacock, English-Canadian political scientist and author (b. 1869)
• 1947 » Karol Świerczewski, Polish general (b. 1897)
• 1949 » Grigoraș Dinicu, Romanian violinist and composer (b. 1889)
• 1953 » Jim Thorpe, American football player and coach (b. 1887)
• 1958 » W. C. Handy, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1873)
• 1962 » Hugo Wast, Argentinian author and screenwriter (b. 1883)
• 1963 » Antonius Bouwens, Dutch target shooter (b. 1876)
• 1965 » Clemence Dane, English author and playwright (b. 1888)
• 1965 » Jack Hoxie, American actor (b. 1885)
• 1969 » Dwight D. Eisenhower, American general and politician, 34th President of the United States (b. 1890)

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.
• March 6 » Ghana becomes the first Sub-Saharan country to gain independence from the British.
• 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.
• April 11 » United Kingdom agrees to Singaporean self-rule.
• July 26 » Carlos Castillo Armas, dictator of Guatemala, is assassinated.
• September 2 » President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam becomes the first foreign head of state to make a state visit to Australia.
• December 2 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 126 relating to Kashmir conflict is adopted.

The temperature on March 28, 1957 was between 3.9 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (50%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.