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• Agnes Schmitz, Lindloh, Haren (Ems), Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
• Adelheid Adel Hausehild, Hanover, Niedersachsen, Allemagne († 1940)
• Agnes Schmitz, Lindloh, Haren (Ems)
• Agnes Boeijen, Berghem (nl) († 1916)
• Abraham van Tol, Zevenhuizen
• Adriana Potter († 1949)
• Aapko Buurmeijer, Midwolda, Groningen, Nederland († 1932)
• Aaltje Plender († 1891)
• Adrianus Molenaar, Hoogkarspel, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland († 1933)
• Alexander Josephus Frederickx, Dessel,Antwerpen,Belgium

• "Trijntje" Lourens de Boer (38), Franeker
• Antonia Peters (67), Berghem,Oss,Noord-Brabant,Nederland
• Adrianus Verweijen (47), Weert
• Anna Catharina NICOLITZ (49), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Bernardina Martina Groeneveld (0), Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• "Geertrui"da van Spierenburg (39), Tiel (Overbetuwe),Gelderland, Nederland
• Adriaantje van den Berge (76), Bruinisse, Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands
• Berentje Jans Bakker (67), Delfzijl, Groningen, Nederland
• Arij van der Pijl (13), Vlaardingen
• Arie Leendertsz. Scheepmaker (55)

• 1858 » Tannatt William Edgeworth David, Welsh-Australian geologist and explorer († 1934)
• 1861 » Julián Felipe, Filipino composer and educator († 1944)
• 1863 » Ernest William Christmas, Australian-American painter († 1918)
• 1864 » Charles Williams Nash, American businessman, founded Nash Motors († 1948)
• 1865 » Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, Finnish lawyer, judge, and politician, 1st President of Finland († 1952)
• 1865 » Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian author and politician († 1928)
• 1873 » Colette, French novelist and journalist († 1954)
• 1873 » Monty Noble, Australian cricketer († 1940)
• 1874 » Alex Smith, Scottish golfer († 1930)
• 1875 » Julián Carrillo, Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor († 1965)

• 1832 » Augustin Daniel Belliard, French general (b. 1769)
• 1859 » F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782)
• 1864 » Émile Clapeyron, French physicist and engineer (b. 1799)
• 1873 » John Hart, English-Australian politician, 10th Premier of South Australia (b. 1809)
• 1903 » Augusta Holmès, French pianist and composer (b. 1847)
• 1912 » Gustave de Molinari, Belgian economist and theorist (b. 1819)
• 1918 » John McCrae, Canadian soldier, physician, and author (b. 1872)
• 1921 » Mustafa Suphi, Turkish journalist and politician (b. 1883)
• 1930 » Emmy Destinn, Czech soprano and poet (b. 1878)
• 1935 » Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russian composer and conductor (b. 1859)

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.
• May 1 » The Memphis Race Riots begin. In three days time, 46 blacks and two whites were killed. Reports of the atrocities influenced passage of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
• June 3 » The Fenians are driven out of Fort Erie, Ontario back into the United States.
• 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.
• July 30 » Armed Confederate veterans in New Orleans riot against a meeting of Radical Republicans, killing 48 people and injuring another 100.

The temperature on January 28, 1866 was about 5.1 °C. The air pressure was 2.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%.