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• Anna Catharina Ploum, Kerkrade (L († 1867)
• Alexander Cornelius Martinus Snacken, Lillo, Provincie Antwerpen († 1920)
• Mulderij, Slagharen, Hardenberg, Overijssel, Nederland († 1866)
• Teunisse, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Albert EVENHUIS, Beilen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1930)
• Aaltje Tjeerds Schaafsma, Hallum († 1866)
• Anna Catharina Jorissen, Nieuwstadt
• Albertje Bolt, Bierum, Spijk
• Adolphe Louis VERKEYN, Torhout († 1945)
• Andries van Rooij, 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1866)

• August Kiel (2), Schwarzenau, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Abraham Caljouw, Oost-en West-Souburg, Zeeland, Nederland
• Albertus Meeboer, Ermelo, Nederland
• Bastiaan van Gogh (70), 's-Gravenhage
• Aagje Hogervorst (0), Bleiswijk
• Adriana van HOUWELINGEN (70), Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
• Aleida van Aken (2), IJsselhunten
• Anna Maria van Boxtel (53), Uden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• N.N. (0), Veendam
• Adriana van Houwelingen (69), Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1849 » Georg Luger, Austrian gun designer, designed the Luger pistol († 1923)
• 1864 » Richard Rushall, British businessman († 1953)
• 1870 » Oscar Straus, Viennese composer and conductor († 1954)
• 1871 » Afonso Costa, Portuguese lawyer and politician, 59th Prime Minister of Portugal († 1937)
• 1872 » Ben Harney, American pianist and composer († 1938)
• 1879 » Jimmy Hunter, New Zealand rugby player († 1962)
• 1882 » F. Burrall Hoffman, American architect, co-designed Villa Vizcaya († 1980)
• 1882 » Guy Kibbee, American actor and singer († 1956)
• 1884 » Molla Mallory, Norwegian-American tennis player († 1959)
• 1885 » Ring Lardner, American journalist and author († 1933)

• 1836 » Deaths at the Battle of the Alamo:
• 1854 » Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, Irish colonel and diplomat, Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies (b. 1778)
• 1866 » William Whewell, English priest, historian, and philosopher (b. 1794)
• 1867 » Charles Farrar Browne, American-English author and educator (b. 1834)
• 1888 » Louisa May Alcott, American novelist and poet (b. 1832)
• 1895 » Camilla Collett, Norwegian novelist and activist (b. 1813)
• 1899 » Kaʻiulani of Hawaii (b. 1875)
• 1900 » Gottlieb Daimler, German engineer and businessman, co-founded Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (b. 1834)
• 1905 » John Henninger Reagan, American surveyor, judge, and politician, 3rd Confederate States of America Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1818)
• 1905 » Makar Yekmalyan, Armenian composer (b. 1856)

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.
• March 27 » President of the United States of America Andrew Johnson vetoes the Civil Rights Act of 1866. His veto is overridden by Congress and the bill passes into law on April 9.
• 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 3 » The Fenians are driven out of Fort Erie, Ontario back into the United States.
• July 25 » The United States Congress passes legislation authorizing the rank of General of the Army. Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant becomes the first to be promoted to this rank.
• September 22 » The Battle of Curupayty is Paraguay's only significant victory in the Paraguayan War.

The temperature on March 6, 1866 was about 4.7 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 55%.