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• Felix Eijgenraam, Delft († 1994)
• Mark Edward Lawe, Pontiac, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 1959)
• Agnes Antonia Maria van Breen, Haarle (Hellendoorn) († 1957)
• Horst Heuser († 2013)
• Rik Vanneste, Hooglede († 1959)
• Guido Daniël Post († 2013)
• Jan Boven, Groningen, Nederland († 2016)
• NN Sluiter, Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1957)
• Eric Paul Joseph Beernaert, Ninove,9xxx,Oost-Vlaanderen,België († 1957)
• Françoise Elisabeth AMEYE, Roeselare, Roulers,, France († 1989)

• Cornelius Hinders (68), Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa
• Antonie van der Kolk (73), Utrecht
• Clara Gardner Amory (85), Manchester, Essex, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
• Dorothy May Livermore (32), Mayville, Tuscola, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Casimirus Ferdinand Breugelmans (52), Mol
• Anna Prins (79), Veendam
• Clara Tekela Hottinga (83), Vinkeveen,, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anna Jacoba Kouwen (0), Alkmaar
• Clementina Ludovica Josepha Hostie (81), Sittard
• Adrianus Johannes Wilmont (81), Den Bosch

• 1955 » Alberto Gonzales, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 80th United States Attorney General
• 1955 » Billy Bob Thornton, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1957 » Brooks D. Simpson, American historian and author
• 1957 » John Wark, Scottish footballer and sportscaster
• 1957 » Rupert Farley, British actor and voice actor
• 1957 » Valdis Valters, Latvian basketball player and coach
• 1958 » Allison Hedge Coke, American-Canadian poet and academic
• 1958 » Mary Decker, American runner
• 1958 » Silvan Shalom, Tunisian-Israeli sergeant and politician, 30th Deputy Prime Minister of Israel
• 1959 » Robbin Crosby, American guitarist and songwriter († 2002)

• 1940 » Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Ukrainian-American general, journalist, and activist (b. 1880)
• 1941 » Mihály Babits, Hungarian poet and author (b. 1883)
• 1942 » Alberto Franchetti, Italian composer and educator (b. 1860)
• 1944 » Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, Polish soldier and poet (b. 1921)
• 1957 » John Cain Sr., Australian politician, 34th Premier of Victoria (b. 1882)
• 1957 » Washington Luís, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 13th President of Brazil (b. 1869)
• 1958 » Ethel Anderson, Australian poet, author, and painter (b. 1883)
• 1959 » József Révai, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (b. 1898)
• 1962 » Marilyn Monroe, American model and actress (b. 1926)
• 1967 » Peter Smith, English cricketer (b. 1908)

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.
• January 31 » Eight people (5 total crew from 2 aircraft and 3 on the ground) in Pacoima, California are killed following the mid-air collision between a Douglas DC-7 airliner and a Northrop F-89 Scorpion fighter jet.
• April 9 » The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opens to shipping following the Suez Crisis.
• June 27 » Hurricane Audrey makes landfall near the Texas–Louisiana border, killing over 400 people, mainly in and around Cameron, Louisiana.
• September 4 » The Ford Motor Company introduces the Edsel.
• November 3 » Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter orbit, a dog named Laika.
• December 6 » Project Vanguard: A launchpad explosion of Vanguard TV3 thwarts the first United States attempt to launch a satellite into Earth orbit.

The temperature on August 4, 1957 was between 10.5 °C and 20.4 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 12.1 hours of sunshine (79%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.