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• Adolph Rapp, Semarang, Java, Ned. Indie
• Albartus Nuijen, Voorthuizen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1930)
• Alida Bozua, Dordrecht († 1945)
• Adriana Cornelia van Daelen, Besoijen († 1958)
• Antonie van Opstal, Zevenbergen († 1866)
• Abraham van den Van Den Eng, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Akke Tjepkes Wiersma, Hallum († 1937)
• Smits, Aarle Rixtel († 1866)
• Anna Wilhelmina Zwarts, Amsterdam († 1957)
• Anne Gertrude Frederique Giesberger, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1927)

• Smits (0), Aarle Rixtel
• Albert Zonnenberg (53), Zwollerkerspel ('s Heerenbroek),, Overijssel, Nederland
• * Antonius Tamson (37), Vlijmen
• Aleida Maria Kroesen (0), Arnhem
• Allegonda van den Bersselaar (59), st michielsgestel
• Abraham Larrewijn (53), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Compier (62), Snelrewaard
• Anna Adriana van de Laar (14), Hurwenen
• Aleida Maria Kroesen (0), Arnhem, Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• *Elisabeth (1) van der Pligt (0), Oud-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland, NL

• 1849 » Max Nordau, Hungarian physician, author, and critic, co-founded the World Zionist Organization († 1923)
• 1860 » Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington, English politician, 8th Governor of Queensland († 1940)
• 1867 » Berthold Oppenheim, Moravian rabbi († 1942)
• 1869 » Booth Tarkington, American novelist and dramatist († 1946)
• 1871 » Jakob Mändmets, Estonian writer and journalist († 1930)
• 1872 » Eric Alfred Knudsen, American author, lawyer, and politician († 1957)
• 1874 » J. S. Woodsworth, Canadian minister and politician († 1942)
• 1876 » Maria Ouspenskaya, Russian-American actress and acting teacher († 1949)
• 1878 » Don Marquis, American author, poet, and playwright († 1937)
• 1883 » Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian poet and author († 1942)

• 1833 » William Wilberforce, English philanthropist and politician (b. 1759)
• 1839 » Gaspard de Prony, French mathematician and engineer (b. 1755)
• 1844 » Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1791)
• 1856 » Robert Schumann, German composer and critic (b. 1810)
• 1857 » Thomas Dick, Scottish minister, astronomer, and author (b. 1774)
• 1887 » Agostino Depretis, Italian politician, 9th Prime Minister of Italy († 1813)
• 1890 » Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1853)
• 1895 » Floriano Peixoto, Brazilian general and politician, 2nd President of Brazil (b. 1839)
• 1900 » Umberto I of Italy (b. 1844)
• 1908 » Marie Adam-Doerrer (b. 1838)

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.
• January 18 » Wesley College is established in Melbourne, Australia.
• February 16 » Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington becomes British Secretary of State for War.
• July 3 » Austro-Prussian War is decided at the Battle of Königgrätz, resulting in Prussia taking over as the prominent German nation from Austria.
• 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 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.

The temperature on July 29, 1866 was about 15.0 °C. There was 12 mm of rain. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%.