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• Helena van Dijken, Schiedam
• Wilma Bres († 1989)
• Filip Vantomme, Oekene († 2008)
• Beth Kayleen Hofland, Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa († 1984)
• Maarten de Jong († 2014)
• Hendrik Gerhardus Verweij, Leerdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2024)
• David Lee Schroers, East Chicago (Indiana, VS) († 1999)
• Ingrid Lemmens († 2003)
• Johnny Danny Dekein, Moorslede († 2021)
• François Charles Albert Barnaart, Almelo,Gemeente Almelo,Overijssel,Netherlands († 1975)

• Abigail Shoemaker or Shumaker (93), DuBois, Clearfield, PA, United States
• Abraham Beekenkamp (77), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arnaldo Bloch (51)
• Aaltje Mast (76), Emmen
• Albert Ernest Messer (69), Auburn, Placer County, California, United States
• Anthonij Adriaan Boer (84), Schiedam, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Anna Mae Schadler Glass (58), Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
• Alie (Aaltje) Wulfse (87), Haren, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Vinke (0), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Albert van Snippenberg \ Snippenburg (78), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1955 » Clément Gignac, Canadian politician
• 1956 » Anne Dudley, English pianist and composer
• 1956 » Calum MacDonald, Scottish journalist and politician
• 1956 » Jan Peter Balkenende, Dutch jurist and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
• 1956 » Jean Lapierre, Canadian talk show host and politician
• 1956 » Nicholas Hytner, English director and producer
• 1957 » Kristina M. Johnson, American business executive, engineer, academic and government official
• 1958 » Anne Marie Rafferty, English nurse and academic
• 1958 » Mark G. Kuzyk, American physicist and academic
• 1958 » Mikhail Biryukov, Russian footballer and manager

• 1938 » Octavian Goga, Romanian politician, former Prime Minister (b. 1881)
• 1940 » George Lansbury, English journalist and politician (b. 1859)
• 1941 » James George Frazer, Scottish-English anthropologist and academic (b. 1854)
• 1942 » Felix Weingartner, Croatian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1863)
• 1943 » Fethi Okyar, Turkish colonel and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1880)
• 1946 » Herbert Macaulay, Nigerian journalist and politician (b. 1864)
• 1951 » Warner Baxter, American actor (b. 1889)
• 1958 » Mihkel Lüdig, Estonian organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1880)
• 1967 » Margaret Larkin, American writer and poet (b. 1899)
• 1976 » Alison Uttley, English children's book writer (b. 1884)

• 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 5 » In a speech given to the United States Congress, United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces the establishment of what will later be called the Eisenhower Doctrine.
• May 22 » South Africa's government approves of racial separation in universities.
• July 29 » The International Atomic Energy Agency is established.
• September 5 » Cuban Revolution: Fulgencio Batista bombs the revolt in Cienfuegos.
• September 22 » In Haiti, François Duvalier is elected president.
• October 14 » The 23rd Canadian Parliament becomes the only one to be personally opened by the Queen of Canada.

The temperature on May 7, 1957 was between -0.9 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (53%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.