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• anna elisabeth boots, helden († 1867)
• Anna Boere, Snelrewaard, Utrecht, Nederland († 1940)
• Adriana van Asselt, Weesp, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• Anna Maria Kluts, Oud-Vroenhoven, Maastricht († 1878)
• (m) Born, Wunderthausen, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Ane Alberts van der Meer, Wonseradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Frederica Bietz, 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1931)
• Annie Cook, Egmont Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada
• Aaltje Dam, Rasquert, Baflo, Groningen, Nederland († 1944)
• Adrianus Letens, Capellen († 1868)

• Carl Christian GIEBELSTEIN (17), op zee verdronken
• Berend Heinen (0), Steenwijk
• Christiaan Antony van Deinse (66), Den Burg,Gemeente Texel,North Holland,Netherlands
• Clara Rosalia Blondeel (54), Oostende, West-Vlaanderen, België
• Clara Rosalia Blondeel (54), Oostende
• Berendjen Ligtenborg
• Catharina Helena BOHEMEN,VAN (45), Veur,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• (m) Strack (0), Oberndorf, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Antje Jans Bosma, Garijp
• Anne Marie Freels (51), Jaderkreuzmoor, Niedersachsen, Duitsland

• 1841 » Nelson W. Aldrich, American businessman and politician († 1915)
• 1851 » Charles Dow, American journalist and economist († 1902)
• 1854 » John Philip Sousa, American composer and bandleader († 1932)
• 1861 » James Naismith, Canadian-American physician and educator, invented basketball († 1939)
• 1880 » Yoshisuke Aikawa, Japanese businessman and politician, founded Nissan Motor Company († 1967)
• 1884 » May Brahe, Australian composer († 1956)
• 1885 » Martin O'Meara, Irish-Australian sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient († 1935)
• 1887 » Walter Johnson, American baseball player and manager († 1946)
• 1897 » Jack O'Connor, English cricketer († 1977)
• 1900 » Ida Lou Anderson, American orator and professor, pioneer in the field of radio broadcasting († 1941)

• 1752 » Ralph Erskine, Scottish minister (b. 1685)
• 1816 » Gouverneur Morris, American scholar, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to France who died a bizarre death (b. 1752)
• 1918 » Alan Arnett McLeod, Canadian lieutenant, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1899)
• 1942 » Emil Starkenstein, Czech pharmacologist and academic (b. 1884)
• 1964 » Hugo Koblet, Swiss cyclist (b. 1925)
• 1965 » Clarence Williams, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (b. 1898)
• 1978 » Heiri Suter, Swiss cyclist (b. 1899)
• 1984 » Gastón Suárez, Bolivian author and playwright (b. 1929)
• 1985 » Sanjeev Kumar, Indian film actor (b. 1938)
• 1991 » Gene Tierney, American actress (b. 1920)

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.
• April 6 » The Grand Army of the Republic, an American patriotic organization composed of Union veterans of the American Civil War, is founded. It lasts until 1956.
• April 8 » Italy and Prussia ally against the Austrian Empire.
• July 20 » Austro-Prussian War: Battle of Lissa: The Austrian Navy, led by Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, defeats the Italian Navy near the island of Vis in the Adriatic Sea.
• 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).
• September 22 » The Battle of Curupayty is Paraguay's only significant victory in the Paraguayan War.
• October 22 » A plebiscite ratifies the annexion of Veneto and Mantua to Italy, which had occurred three days before, on October 19.

The temperature on November 6, 1866 was about 12.7 °C. The air pressure was 20 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%.