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Died on Sunday January 14, 1866
- * Levenloos kind van Herpen (0), Heesch, Noord-Brabant, NL
- Annechien Luchien Snijder (60), Ruinen (Armweide)
- Alexandrine Marie Franoise Jeanne Josephine de FAVEREAU (67), Lige,Province de Lige,Walloon Region,Belgi
- Anna Elisabeth Cleven (68), Oirsbeek,, Limburg, Nederland
- Akke Folkerts Postma ongehuwd (81), Tietjerksteradeel, Fr, Nederland
- Anna McAllister (85), Maine, Verenigde Staten
- Anna Maria Schrooten (66)
- Adriaan AERNOUTS (54), Wouw (N.Br. Nl)
- Alida Ludina Schumacher (40)
- Agnes Theresia Grobbie (85), 's-Hertogenbosch
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 14, 1866 at Delpher
Born on January 14
- 1850 » Pierre Loti, French captain and author († 1923)
- 1856 » J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher, co-founded The Bulletin († 1919)
- 1861 » Mehmed VI, Ottoman sultan († 1926)
- 1862 » Carrie Derick, Canadian botanist and geneticist († 1941)
- 1863 » Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa, Portuguese general and politician, 10th President of Portugal († 1929)
- 1863 » Richard F. Outcault, American author and illustrator († 1928)
- 1869 » Robert Fournier-Sarlovèze, French polo player and politician († 1937)
- 1870 » George Pearce, Australian carpenter and politician († 1952)
- 1875 » Albert Schweitzer, French-Gabonese physician and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate († 1965)
- 1882 » Hendrik Willem van Loon, Dutch-American historian and journalist († 1944)
Died on January 14
- 1833 » Seraphim of Sarov, Russian monk and saint (b. 1759)
- 1867 » Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, French painter and illustrator (b. 1780)
- 1874 » Johann Philipp Reis, German physicist and academic, invented the Reis telephone (b. 1834)
- 1883 » Napoléon Coste, French guitarist and composer (b. 1806)
- 1888 » Stephen Heller, Hungarian pianist and composer (b. 1813)
- 1889 » Ema Pukšec, Croatian soprano (b. 1834)
- 1892 » Alexander J. Davis, American architect (b. 1803)
- 1892 » Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (b. 1864)
- 1898 » Lewis Carroll, English novelist, poet, and mathematician (b. 1832)
- 1901 » Mandell Creighton, English bishop and historian (b. 1843)
Names that were popular for boys in 1866
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Franciscus
- Wilhelmus
- Joseph
- Hendrikus
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1866
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Elizabeth
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Marie
- Grietje
- Geertruida
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1866
- 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 8 » Italy and Prussia ally against the Austrian Empire.
- April 10 » The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh.
- May 2 » Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
- May 22 » Oliver Winchester founded the Winchester Repeating Arms
- July 27 » The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart's Content, Newfoundland.
- August 17 » The Grand Duchy of Baden announces her withdrawal from the German Confederation and signs a treaty of peace and alliance with Prussia.
The weather on Sunday January 14, 1866
The temperature on January 14, 1866 was about 10.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 23 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI