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• Aagtje Quist, Sint Maartensdijk, Zeeland (Nederland) († 1937)
• Adriana van Bers, 's-Hertogenbosch († 1872)
• Albert Alexis Marie Costa de Beauregard, Paris, 75000, Île de France-Seine, France († 1867)
• Alida Jacoba Paats, Leiden († 1940)
• Aart Ligthart, Lekkerkerk
• Abraham Anthony Auret, Victoria Wes († 1947)
• alida hermes, schermerhorn († 1903)
• Adriana Bostelaar, Oost-Souburg/ZL
• Albert Borcherts, Holte Onstwedde (Stadskanaal) Groningen Nederland († 1945)
• Albert Brink, Dalen, Drenthe, Nederland

• Anne Marguerite BRONZE (82), STAVELOT (Coo), Liège, Belgique
• Anna Veen (50), Nieuwkoop, Gemeente Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, NEDERLAND
• Adriana de Bruijn (11), Rucphen
• Antonius (Thomas) van der Velden, Amsterdam
• Bouwe Zwartveld (36), Zwartewaal, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
• Antonia van EMMENES (85), Aalst (Gem. Poederoijen), Gelderland, Nederland
• Beertje de Gunst (50), Rotterdam
• Annigje MOOKHOEK (50), 's-Gravendeel
• Anna Greta Zakrisdotter (42), Gussvattnet, Frostviken, Ström, Jämtland (Z) Sweden
• van Mossel (55)

• 1847 » Edmund James Flynn, Canadian lawyer and politician († 1927)
• 1851 » Minnie Hauk, American-Swiss soprano and actress († 1929)
• 1856 » Jürgen Kröger, German architect († 1928)
• 1861 » Luigi Facta, Italian politician and journalist († 1930)
• 1862 » Charles Turner, Australian cricketer († 1944)
• 1873 » W. C. Handy, American trumpet player and composer († 1958)
• 1874 » Alexander Kolchak, Russian admiral and explorer († 1920)
• 1883 » Emil Breitkreutz, American runner and coach († 1972)
• 1888 » Luis Cluzeau Mortet, Uruguayan pianist and composer († 1957)
• 1889 » George S. Kaufman, American director, producer, and playwright († 1961)

• 1836 » Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, South African-French mycologist and academic (b. 1761)
• 1878 » Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1874)
• 1884 » František Chvostek, Czech-Austrian soldier and physician (b. 1835)
• 1885 » Louis Riel, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1844)
• 1903 » Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1895)
• 1907 » Robert I, Duke of Parma (b. 1848)
• 1908 » Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French-Canadian lawyer and politician, 4th Premier of Quebec (b. 1829)
• 1911 » A. A. Ames, American physician and politician, 9th Mayor of Minneapolis (b. 1842)
• 1911 » Lawrence Feuerbach, American shot putter (b. 1879)
• 1913 » George Barham, English businessman, founded Express County Milk Supply Company (b. 1836)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Hendrik
4. Cornelis
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Dirk
12. Arie
13. Adrianus
14. Hendrikus
15. Klaas
16. Albert

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Adriana
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Grietje
10. Wilhelmina
11. Aaltje
12. Trijntje
13. Antje
14. Neeltje
15. Elizabeth
16. Petronella

• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
• From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
• The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
• February 16 » Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington becomes British Secretary of State for War.
• May 22 » Oliver Winchester founded the Winchester Repeating Arms
• July 30 » Armed Confederate veterans in New Orleans riot against a meeting of Radical Republicans, killing 48 people and injuring another 100.
• August 17 » The Grand Duchy of Baden announces her withdrawal from the German Confederation and signs a treaty of peace and alliance with Prussia.
• October 19 » In accordance with the Treaty of Vienna, Austria cedes Veneto and Mantua to France, which immediately awards them to Italy in exchange for the earlier Italian acquiescence to the French annexation of Savoy and Nice.
• December 12 » Oaks explosion: The worst mining disaster in England kills 361 miners and rescuers.

The temperature on November 16, 1866 was about 4.6 °C. There was 8 mm of rain. The air pressure was 38 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%.