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• Anna Maria Kinschot, Rijkevorsel, België
• Antonia Maria de Groot, Ridderkerk
• Adrianus Theodorus Kouwenberg, Herpt en Bern († 1952)
• Ana Dias de Moura, Gaspar, Santa Catarina, Brasil
• Adam Schouwenaars, Klundert, Noord-Brabant (Nederland)
• Annetje van den Born, Nijkerk,Gelderland,Nederland († 1868)
• anna dorothea hubertina greijmans, nederweert († 1908)
• Adam Schouwenaars, Klundert
• Adriaan Van Gool, Stabroek, Antwerpen, België († 1950)
• Agnes Trompert, Wilnis, Utrecht, Nederland († 1899)

• Adolphus Loomans (54), Maastricht, Limburg, Nederland
• van Beneden (1), Maastricht
• Anna Elisabeth Agnes Tijdeman (0), Roosendaal en Nispen
• Anna Maria Theresia Van Diest (55), Zichem, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgie
• Andreas Kaspar Hubertus Crapts (39), Maastricht
• Adolf Loomans (54), Maastricht
• (1) Jantje Cornelisdr Schoen (41), Oude Niedorp, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
• Adriana Francke (0), Grijpskerke, Zeeland, Nederland
• Andreas Kaspar Hubertus Crapts (39), Maastricht, Nederland
• (67), Brugge 8000 BE

• 1859 » Vjenceslav Novak, Croatian author and playwright († 1905)
• 1860 » James Allan, New Zealand rugby player († 1934)
• 1861 » Juhani Aho, Finnish author and journalist († 1921)
• 1862 » Hawley Harvey Crippen, American physician († 1910)
• 1862 » Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, English field marshal and politician, 12th Governor General of Canada († 1935)
• 1862 » O. Henry, American short story writer († 1910)
• 1865 » Rainis, Latvian poet and playwright († 1929)
• 1871 » Scipione Borghese, 10th Prince of Sulmona, Italian racing driver, mountaineer, and politician († 1927)
• 1876 » Stan Rowley, Australian sprinter († 1924)
• 1877 » Felix Dzerzhinsky, Polish-Russian academic and politician († 1926)

• 1823 » David Ricardo, English economist and politician (b. 1772)
• 1843 » Joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer (b. 1786)
• 1865 » Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière, French general (b. 1806)
• 1888 » Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Argentinian journalist and politician, 7th President of Argentina (b. 1811)
• 1896 » Francis James Child, American scholar and educator (b. 1825)
• 1911 » Louis Henri Boussenard, French explorer and author (b. 1847)
• 1915 » William Sprague IV, American businessman and politician, 27th Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1830)
• 1917 » Georges Guynemer, French captain and pilot (b. 1894)
• 1921 » Subramania Bharati, Indian journalist, poet, and activist (b. 1882)
• 1926 » Matsunosuke Onoe, Japanese actor and director (b. 1875)

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.
• February 16 » Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington becomes British Secretary of State for War.
• 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.
• May 2 » Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
• May 16 » The United States Congress establishes the nickel.
• 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.
• December 12 » Oaks explosion: The worst mining disaster in England kills 361 miners and rescuers.

The temperature on September 11, 1866 was about 14.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 15 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%.