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• Alida den Haan, Rijnsburg († 1867)
• Annigje Versluijs, Giessendam
• Akke Weistra, Zwaagwesteinde, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1931)
• Agnes Salmon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
• Albert VANDERLAET, Bruxelles, 21004, Région Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgique
• Albert Kalfsterman, Harfsen (Lochem) († 1902)
• Alida den Haan, Rijnsburg († 1866)
• Adriana van Sprundel, Rucphen
• Albardina Hillegonda Baltina Carolina Koker, Wijk bij Duurstede († 1935)
• Aaltien Hoving, Borger († 1891)

• Anje Ysbrands Schattenburg (77), Warffum
• Albertus Johannes Hulsmeijer (5), Breklenkamp, Denekamp
• Anna Maria de Jong (40), Steenbergen
• Albert Santing (1), Roswinkel
• Anna Catharina van Sprundel (47), Oud en Nieuw Gastel
• Anna Theresia BEERNAERT (67), Roeselare
• Anna Maria van der Heijden (70), Amsterdam
• Ris (0), Wormerveer
• anna maria impelmans (5), helden
• Aleida Diender (15), Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland

• 1857 » Edward Elgar, English composer and educator († 1934)
• 1857 » Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Danish author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate († 1919)
• 1861 » Concordia Selander, Swedish actress and manager († 1935)
• 1863 » Felix Weingartner, Croatian-Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor († 1942)
• 1865 » Adelaide Casely-Hayford, Sierra Leone Creole advocate and activist for cultural nationalism († 1960)
• 1865 » George Lohmann, English cricketer († 1901)
• 1869 » Jack O'Connor, American baseball player and manager († 1937)
• 1875 » Charles Stewart Mott, American businessman and politician, 50th Mayor of Flint, Michigan († 1973)
• 1878 » Wallace Hartley, English violinist and bandleader († 1912)
• 1881 » Walter Egan, American golfer († 1971)

• 1806 » William Tate, English painter (b. 1747)
• 1853 » Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre, English general (b. 1777)
• 1865 » Ner Middleswarth, American judge and politician (b. 1783)
• 1875 » Józef Kremer, Polish psychologist, historian, and philosopher (b. 1806)
• 1881 » Émile Littré, French lexicographer and philosopher (b. 1801)
• 1882 » Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian general and politician (b. 1807)
• 1901 » George Leslie Mackay, Canadian missionary and author (b. 1844)
• 1927 » Hüseyin Avni Lifij, Turkish painter (b. 1886)
• 1929 » Enrique Gorostieta, Mexican general (b. 1889)
• 1933 » Frank Jarvis, American runner and triple jumper (b. 1878)

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 10 » The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh.
• 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.
• July 28 » At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream becomes the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue (of Abraham Lincoln).
• August 17 » The Grand Duchy of Baden announces her withdrawal from the German Confederation and signs a treaty of peace and alliance with Prussia.
• August 20 » President Andrew Johnson formally declares the American Civil War over.
• September 22 » The Battle of Curupayty is Paraguay's only significant victory in the Paraguayan War.

The temperature on June 2, 1866 was about 26.0 °C. The air pressure was 1.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 44%.