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• Anne van der Molen, Sauwerd († 1899)
• Anna van Oosten, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1921)
• Antonia Mennen, Asten, Nederland († 1868)
• Alberta Lindsey Duke Buckner, Green, Kentucky († 1889)
• Adrianus Cornelis van Helden, rotterdam (zuid holland) († 1867)
• Anna Maria Verberne, Mierlo
• Albert Halfwerk, Zwollerkerspel (Voorst) († 1866)
• Adriaan van Bloois, Zonnemaire, Zeeland, Netherlands († 1948)
• Adolphus Edebouw, Zwevezele West-Vlaanderen België († 1935)
• Andries Kiel, Leiden († 1954)

• Adrianus Vullings (3), Dinther, Nederland
• Adriana Blok (45), den Helder, prov. Noord Holland
• Aartje Riphagen (11), Oene (Gem.Epe)
• Andries Koster (1), Steenwijkerwold
• Andries Koster (1)
• Adrianus Vullings (3), Dinther
• Alida (Aaltje) de Groot (76), Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aagje Boender (30), Poortugaal
• van Burg, Brouwershaven
• * Johanna (1) Baars (3), Vreeswijk, Utrecht, NL

• 1860 » Emma Booth, English author († 1903)
• 1862 » Frank Nelson Doubleday, American publisher, founded the Doubleday Publishing Company († 1934)
• 1864 » Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale († 1892)
• 1865 » Winnaretta Singer, American philanthropist († 1943)
• 1866 » William G. Conley, American educator and politician, 18th Governor of West Virginia († 1940)
• 1867 » Emily Greene Balch, American economist and author, Nobel Prize laureate († 1961)
• 1870 » Miguel Primo de Rivera, Spanish general and politician, Prime Minister of Spain († 1930)
• 1871 » James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Irish captain and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Northern Ireland († 1940)
• 1873 » Iuliu Maniu, Romanian lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Romania († 1953)
• 1876 » Arturs Alberings, Latvian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Latvia († 1934)

• 1853 » Mihály Bertalanits, Slovene-Hungarian poet and educator (b. 1788)
• 1854 » William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, English field marshal and politician, Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance (b. 1768)
• 1865 » Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (b. 1779)
• 1874 » Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French historian and archaeologist (b. 1814)
• 1878 » Gauchito Gil, Argentinian saint (b. 1847)
• 1878 » Nikolay Nekrasov, Russian poet and critic (b. 1821)
• 1880 » Emperor Norton, English-American businessman (b. 1811)
• 1883 » Miska Magyarics, Slovene-Hungarian poet (b. 1825)
• 1896 » Paul Verlaine, French poet and writer (b. 1844)
• 1896 » William Rainey Marshall, American banker and politician, 5th Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825)

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 12 » The Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London.
• 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.
• April 8 » Italy and Prussia ally against the Austrian Empire.
• May 2 » Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
• 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.
• August 20 » President Andrew Johnson formally declares the American Civil War over.

The temperature on January 8, 1866 was about 8.7 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 40 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%.