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Born on Sunday December 2, 1866
- Anna de Bourbon-Busset, Château Lignières, Lignières-Sonneville, Poitou-Charente († 1958)
- Agatha Susanne Bruin, Oude-Niedorp, Nederland († 1930)
- Anna Cornelia Hoefnagel, Schoonhoven,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1893)
- Blokzijl, Noord (Hoogeveen) († 1866)
- Aaltje van Buiten, Oldemarkt († 1869)
- Anna Takx, Hoeven († 1935)
- Alexander Peerenboom, Grieth, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland († 1866)
- Agatha Susanna Bruin, Oude Niedorp, Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1930)
- Afina van Werkum, Nieuw-Scheemda († 1959)
- Anna Maria van der Wijst, Uden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1866)
Died on Sunday December 2, 1866
- Aafke Jacobs Heslinga (74), Dokkum, Friesland, Nederland
- Aaffien Helmig (52), Veenhuizen, Norg
- Anna Geertruida Maria Dirksen (58), Harderwijk
- Amélie Joseph DEBRUNE, Lille, France
- Aafke Jacobs Heslinga, Dokkum
- Anna Gertrude Baeten (0), Niel-bij-As
- Aafje den Hertog (53), Buren
- Anna Gertruida Maria Dirksen (58), Harderwijk
- Albert Grote Wiegering (72), Lemke(D)
- Aaltje KLEIJN (24), Assendelft, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 2, 1866 at Delpher
Born on December 2
- 1846 » Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, French lawyer and politician, 68th Prime Minister of France († 1904)
- 1847 » Deacon White, American baseball player and manager († 1939)
- 1859 » Georges Seurat, French painter († 1891)
- 1860 » Charles Studd, England cricketer and missionary († 1931)
- 1863 » Charles Edward Ringling, American businessman, co-founded the Ringling Brothers Circus († 1926)
- 1866 » Harry Burleigh, American singer-songwriter († 1949)
- 1876 » Yusuf Akçura, Tatar-Turkish activist and ideologue of Turanism († 1935)
- 1884 » Erima Harvey Northcroft, New Zealand soldier, lawyer, and judge († 1953)
- 1884 » Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, Turkish poet and author († 1958)
- 1885 » George Minot, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1950)
Died on December 2
- 1814 » Marquis de Sade, French philosopher, author, and politician (b. 1740)
- 1844 » Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (b. 1768)
- 1849 » Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (b. 1792)
- 1859 » John Brown, American abolitionist (b. 1800)
- 1881 » Jenny von Westphalen, German author (b. 1814)
- 1885 » Allen Wright, Principal chief of the Choctaw Nation (1866-1870); proposed the name "Oklahoma", from Choctaw words okra and umma, meaning "Territory of the Red People." (b. 1826)
- 1888 » Namık Kemal, Turkish journalist, poet, and playwright (b. 1840)
- 1892 » Jay Gould, American businessman and financier (b. 1836)
- 1899 » Gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general and politician, 1st Governor of Bulacan (b. 1875)
- 1918 » Edmond Rostand, French poet and playwright (b. 1868)
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.
- January 12 » The Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London.
- April 4 » Alexander II of Russia narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Dmitry Karakozov in the city of Saint Petersburg.
- 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.
- 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 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 December 2, 1866
The temperature on December 2, 1866 was about 3.1 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI