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• Anke Rijpkema, heeg († 1946)
• Anna Mathilda Jacoba Houben, Stevensweert,Gemeente Maasgouw,Limburg,Netherlands († 1918)
• Smit
• Anke Pieters Rijpkema, Heeg (WYM), Wymbritseradiel, Friesland, Nederland († 1949)
• Arjaantje (Jennie) KASTELEIJN Pdr, Ouddorp, Goeree-Overflakkee, NL-ZH († 1955)
• Schroef, Leiden, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anthonie de Rijk, Zoetermeer, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1867)
• Adriaan Lucas, 's-Gravendeel, Nederland
• Aagje van der Holst, Katwijk aan Zee († 1872)
• Antonie Nooijens, Etten-Leur

• Anna Maria Verkuijl (47), Driel
• Adriana van Essen (26), Alphen en Riel
• Adriaan Lievense (40), Nieuwerkerk, Zeeland, Netherlands
• Albertus Wagman (30), Zegwaart (Zoetermeer), Zuid Holland, Nederland
• van der Veer (0), Dantumadeel
• Adriaan Lievense (40), Nieuwerkerk
• Andries Hendriks Veldman (3), Wamel
• Aaltje Jakobs Hoekstra, Rottevalle
• Adriana de Ridder (53), Delft
• Adrianus van Dort (3), Bergen op Zoom, N-Br, NL

• 1843 » Edvard Grieg, Norwegian pianist and composer († 1907)
• 1848 » Gheevarghese Mar Gregorios of Parumala, Indian bishop and saint († 1902)
• 1872 » Thomas William Burgess, English swimmer and water polo player († 1950)
• 1875 » Herman Smith-Johannsen, Norwegian-Canadian skier († 1987)
• 1878 » Margaret Abbott, Indian-American golfer († 1955)
• 1881 » Kesago Nakajima, Japanese lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army († 1945)
• 1884 » Harry Langdon, American actor, director, and screenwriter († 1944)
• 1886 » Frank Clement, British racing driver († 1970)
• 1888 » Ramón López Velarde, Mexican poet and author († 1921)
• 1890 » Georg Wüst, German oceanographer and academic († 1977)

• 1844 » Thomas Campbell, Scottish poet and academic (b. 1777)
• 1849 » James K. Polk, American lawyer and politician, 11th President of the United States (b. 1795)
• 1858 » Ary Scheffer, Dutch-French painter and academic (b. 1795)
• 1888 » Frederick III, German Emperor (b. 1831)
• 1889 » Mihai Eminescu, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1850)
• 1890 » Unryū Kyūkichi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 10th Yokozuna (b. 1822)
• 1917 » Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian physicist and academic (b. 1867)
• 1934 » Alfred Bruneau, French cellist and composer (b. 1857)
• 1938 » Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German painter and illustrator (b. 1880)
• 1941 » Otfrid Foerster, German neurologist and physician (b. 1873)

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 4 » Alexander II of Russia narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Dmitry Karakozov in the city of Saint Petersburg.
• April 10 » The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh.
• May 16 » The United States Congress establishes the nickel.
• May 22 » Oliver Winchester founded the Winchester Repeating Arms
• June 7 » One thousand eight hundred Fenian raiders are repelled back to the United States after looting and plundering the Saint-Armand and Frelighsburg areas of Canada East.

The temperature on June 15, 1866 was about 20.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%.