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• Albert Timmer, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1910)
• Aaltje Klaassen, Harderwijk
• Adriana Maria Francisca Brants, Gemeente Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1952)
• Aart OUDENES, Berkenwoude, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1917)
• Aaltje Kuipers, Zwiggelte
• Albert Rorye, Heerde,Heerde,Gelderland,Nederland († 1911)
• Adrianus van Oijen, Hedikhuizen († 1936)
• Aafke Hofman, Scharmer, Nederland († 1915)
• Adrianus Jansen, Reusel († 1907)
• Albert Arthur Askam, Knottingley, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England († 1944)

• August Rhode (73), Granau, Kreis Konitz, WPR
• Anne Johannes Wijbinga, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Maria van Dokkum (0), Haarlem
• Anne Johannesz Wijbenga (57), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Niederlande
• Andreas de Leeuw (58), Ewijk
• Aaltien Hendriks Smit (0), Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Amelia "Millie" Young (75), Knox, Ohio, United States
• Smit, Oud-Beijerland
• Berend Aperloo (77), Elburg, Nederland
• Adriana Susanna van Straten (66), Murraysburg, Western Cape, South Africa

• 1858 » Take Ionescu, Romanian politician, diplomat, journalist and lawyer († 1922)
• 1864 » Alexander Gretchaninov, Russian-American pianist and composer († 1956)
• 1864 » John Francis Dodge, American businessman, co-founded the Dodge Company († 1920)
• 1864 » Toktogul Satylganov, Kyrgyz Akyn, poet and singer († 1933)
• 1866 » Georg Schumann, German composer († 1952)
• 1866 » Norbert Klein, Bishop of Brno († 1933)
• 1866 » Thomas Armat, American mechanic and inventor († 1948)
• 1867 » Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki, Polish general († 1937)
• 1868 » Dan Burke, American baseball player († 1933)
• 1868 » Oskar Kallas, Estonian linguist and diplomat († 1946)

• 1826 » Philippe Pinel, French physician and psychiatrist (b. 1745)
• 1833 » Abbas Mirza, Persian prince (b. 1789)
• 1852 » John C. Clark, American lawyer and politician (b. 1793)
• 1889 » Émile Augier, French playwright (b. 1820)
• 1895 » Charles Hallé, German-English pianist and conductor (b. 1819)
• 1902 » Frank Norris, American journalist and novelist (b. 1870)
• 1910 » Willie Anderson, Scottish-American golfer (b. 1878)
• 1916 » William Merritt Chase, American painter and educator (b. 1849)
• 1919 » William Kidston, Scottish-Australian politician, 17th Premier of Queensland (b. 1849)
• 1920 » Alexander of Greece (b. 1893)

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.
• April 4 » Alexander II of Russia narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Dmitry Karakozov in the city of Saint Petersburg.
• 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.
• July 28 » At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream becomes the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue (of Abraham Lincoln).
• 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 October 25, 1866 was about 9.7 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%.