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• Anna (Annie) Pool († 1891)
• Anna Geertruida Baars, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1866)
• Anthonia BONT, Wormerveer, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1921)
• Alexander van Geloven, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1867)
• Anne van der Zee, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Netherlands († 1930)
• Andreas Thevissen, Dilsen, Provincie Limburg, België († 1939)
• Agnes Peters-, Afferden, Nederland († 1932)
• Aloisa Norberta Maria Broeckx, Tilburg (Tilburg) (Noord Brabant) († 1932)
• Anna Maria Schoenmakers, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1951)
• Adriana van den Berg, Vrijenban († 1905)

• Andreas van de Water (1), Schiedam,-
• Adrianus (Arie) Pouw (64), Abcoude-Proostdij
• Albertus Wilhelmus van Koeverden (1), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Adrianus Pouw, Abcoude-Proosdij
• (Belia) Maria Boeser (0), Sommelsdijk
• Adrianus (Arie) Pauw (64), Abcoude Proostdij, Netherlands
• Anna Maria BEXKENS (22), Boxmeer (NL/NB)
• Anna Maria van Mierlo (31), Hedikhuizen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Theresia Herpels (56), Zuienkerke
• Adrianus Pauw, Abcoude-Proostdij, Utrecht, Nederland

• 1850 » Max Delbrück, German chemist and academic († 1919)
• 1857 » Arthur Arz von Straußenburg, Austrian-Hungarian general († 1935)
• 1858 » Gustaf V of Sweden († 1950)
• 1863 » Francisco León de la Barra, Mexican politician and diplomat († 1939)
• 1866 » Germanos Karavangelis, Greek-Austrian metropolitan († 1935)
• 1874 » Arthur Meighen, Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Canada († 1960)
• 1880 » Otto Eisenschiml, Austrian-American chemist and author († 1963)
• 1882 » Mohammad Mosaddegh, Iranian educator and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Iran († 1967)
• 1885 » Erich Jacoby, Estonian-Polish architect († 1941)
• 1888 » Alexander Friedmann, Russian physicist and mathematician († 1925)

• 1849 » Wilhelm Martin Leberecht de Wette, German theologian and scholar (b. 1780)
• 1850 » William Lawson, English-Australian explorer and politician (b. 1774)
• 1858 » John Snow, English epidemiologist and physician (b. 1813)
• 1862 » Hidenoyama Raigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 9th Yokozuna (b. 1808)
• 1869 » Charles Sturt, Indian-English botanist and explorer (b. 1795)
• 1872 » Norman MacLeod, Scottish minister and author (b. 1812)
• 1878 » Crawford Long, American surgeon and pharmacist (b. 1815)
• 1878 » Kikuchi Yōsai, Japanese painter (b. 1781)
• 1881 » Josiah Mason, English businessman and philanthropist (b. 1795)
• 1885 » Wilhelm Camphausen, German painter and academic (b. 1818)

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.
• May 16 » The United States Congress establishes the nickel.
• May 22 » Oliver Winchester founded the Winchester Repeating Arms
• June 2 » The Fenians defeat Canadian forces at Ridgeway and Fort Erie, but the raids end soon after.
• June 24 » Battle of Custoza: An Austrian army defeats the Italian army during the Austro-Prussian War.
• 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 16, 1866 was about 13.4 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%.