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• Arend Kleis, Steenwijkerwold
• Anna Antonia Margaretha Janssen, 's-Hertogenbosch
• Arendje Romers, Rozenburg
• Adriana Bosman, 's-Gravenzande, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1868)
• Arendje Romers, Rozenburg, 3181, Nederland
• De Cock, Erembodegem
• Agathe Eleonore Drognat Doeve, Rembang, NOI
• Annie MacDonald, Forest Hill, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada († 1962)
• Adriana Molenaar, Rhoon, Nederland († 1880)
• Albertus Knapper, Nieuw Scheemda, Groningen, Nederland

• abraham BENJERT (7), goudswaard
• Aaltje Beltman (52), Steenderen, Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Nederland
• Adriaantje de Vette (38), Maasland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Elisabeth Meeuws (71), Kasterlee, België
• Aaltje Maria de Hondt (4), Groede, Zeeland, Nederland
• Aaltje Bos (22), Uithuizermeeden
• Antonij (Antonie) Siebelink (45), Oosseld
• Antonia Hendrikse (53), Westkapelle, Walcheren, NL
• albert jobsz van den BERG (73)
• Agnes van Lier (75), Gouda

• 1852 » Hector Sévin, French cardinal († 1916)
• 1852 » Otakar Ševčík, Czech violinist and educator († 1934)
• 1855 » Dorothy Tennant, British painter († 1926)
• 1857 » Paul Doumer, French mathematician, journalist, and politician, 14th President of France († 1932)
• 1866 » Jack Boyle, American baseball player and umpire († 1913)
• 1868 » Robert Andrews Millikan, American colonel and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1953)
• 1869 » Tom McInnes, Scottish-English footballer († 1939)
• 1873 » Ernest Lawson, Canadian-American painter († 1939)
• 1880 » Ernest C. Quigley, Canadian-American football player and coach († 1960)
• 1884 » Arthur H. Vandenberg, American journalist and politician († 1951)

• 1820 » Stephen Decatur, American commander (b. 1779)
• 1832 » Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German novelist, poet, playwright, and diplomat (b. 1749)
• 1840 » Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician and academic (b. 1798)
• 1864 » Konstanty Kalinowski, writer, journalist, lawyer and revolutionary (b. 1838)
• 1881 » Samuel Courtauld, English businessman (b. 1793)
• 1896 » Thomas Hughes, English lawyer and politician (b. 1822)
• 1913 » Ruggero Oddi, Italian physiologist and anatomist (b.1864)
• 1913 » Song Jiaoren, Chinese educator and politician (b. 1882)
• 1924 » William Macewen, Scottish surgeon and neuroscientist (b. 1848)
• 1931 » James Campbell, 1st Baron Glenavy, Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1851)

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 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.
• October 19 » In accordance with the Treaty of Vienna, Austria cedes Veneto and Mantua to France, which immediately awards them to Italy in exchange for the earlier Italian acquiescence to the French annexation of Savoy and Nice.
• October 22 » A plebiscite ratifies the annexion of Veneto and Mantua to Italy, which had occurred three days before, on October 19.
• December 12 » Oaks explosion: The worst mining disaster in England kills 361 miners and rescuers.

The temperature on March 22, 1866 was about 5.2 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%.