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• Adriana Helena van der Stap, Vrijenban, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Sophia Peters, Amsterdam († 1950)
• Aaltje Ringnalda
• Aaltje Hulshof, Oldebroek
• Aaltje Hulshof, Gemeente Oldebroek, Gelderland, Nederland († 1963)
• Agnes Potter, Michigan († 1909)
• Anthony Gustaaf De Geer, Doesburg, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1888)
• Anna Maria Pessers, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriana Galjaard, hilgersberg
• Alexandre Marius BERTRAND, Prads-Haute-Bleone,04420, Frankrijk († 1919)

• Annigje Spans (70), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Adrianus de Kruijff (31), Zoelen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Adrianus Sabee (2), Utrecht
• Anna Catharina Hollands (42), Simpelveld, Limburg, Nederland
• Alida Vreeken (4)
• Annigje Jans Spans (70), Hoogeveen
• Albertus Leonardus Greve (2), Monster, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana de Rooij (37), Bladel en Netersel
• Aaltje (Alida) Kroon (72), Buiksloot
• Adriana de Rooij, Bladel

• 1854 » Douglas Cameron, Canadian politician, 8th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba († 1921)
• 1855 » George Charles Haité, English painter and illustrator († 1924)
• 1858 » Charlotte Scott, English mathematician († 1931)
• 1859 » Smith Wigglesworth, English evangelist († 1947)
• 1860 » Alicia Boole Stott, Irish-English mathematician and theorist († 1940)
• 1867 » Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect, designed the Price Tower and Fallingwater († 1959)
• 1868 » Robert Robinson Taylor, American architect († 1942)
• 1872 » Jan Frans De Boever, Belgian painter and illustrator († 1949)
• 1875 » Ernst Enno, Estonian poet and author († 1934)
• 1876 » Alexandre Tuffère, Greek-French triple jumper († 1958)

• 1831 » Sarah Siddons, Welsh actress (b. 1755)
• 1835 » Gian Domenico Romagnosi, Italian economist and jurist (b. 1761)
• 1845 » Andrew Jackson, American general, judge, and politician, 7th President of the United States (b. 1767)
• 1846 » Rodolphe Töpffer, Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricaturist (b. 1799)
• 1857 » Douglas William Jerrold, English journalist and playwright (b. 1803)
• 1874 » Cochise, American tribal chief (b. 1805)
• 1876 » George Sand, French author and playwright (b. 1804)
• 1885 » Ignace Bourget, Canadian bishop (b. 1799)
• 1889 » Gerard Manley Hopkins, English poet (b. 1844)
• 1899 » Mary of the Divine Heart, German nun and saint (b. 1863)

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.
• April 8 » Italy and Prussia ally against the Austrian Empire.
• May 2 » Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
• June 2 » The Fenians defeat Canadian forces at Ridgeway and Fort Erie, but the raids end soon after.
• July 27 » The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart's Content, Newfoundland.
• September 22 » The Battle of Curupayty is Paraguay's only significant victory in the Paraguayan War.
• December 12 » Oaks explosion: The worst mining disaster in England kills 361 miners and rescuers.

The temperature on June 8, 1866 was about 24.7 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 52%.