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• Andreas Vrijvogel, Princenhage († 1936)
• Adriana Willemina Besselse, Maartensdijk, Utrecht, Nederland († 1904)
• Aleida Nijhof, Lonneker († 1886)
• Aart Cornelis Boskaljon, Deil († 1886)
• Aaltje Kieftenburg, Westerblokker († 1947)
• Aaltje ten Caat f, Hollandscheveld {DR} († 1929)
• Aaltje ten Cate, Hoogeveen Drenthe, Netherlands(Hollandscheveld)
• Aaron Ruesink, York, Fillmore County, Minnesota († 1951)
• Aaltje ten Caat, Hollandscheveld († 1929)
• Aart Arkenbout, Nieuwenhoorn, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1866)

• Anna Oldewening (27), Zuidlaren, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Aaltje Cornelisd Ter HORST (83), Lemmer
• anna catharina janssen (36), beesel
• Anna Maria van de Ven (64), Nistelrode, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aag Hibma (0), Workum, Friesland, Nederland
• Hendrik Sluiter (43), Gouda
• Carel Veenendaal (74), Amersfoort
• Aaltje Cornelisd Terhorst (83), Lemmer
• Anna Maria Ariens van de Ven (64), Nistelrode
• ALbertus Johannes Cornelis Valentius Drossaerts (36), 's-Hertogenbosch. Noord Brabant

• 1862 » Arturo Berutti, Argentinian composer († 1938)
• 1862 » Jelena Dimitrijević, Serbian short story writer, novelist, poet, traveller, social worker, feminist and polyglot († 1945)
• 1863 » Henry Royce, English engineer and businessman, founded Rolls-Royce Limited († 1933)
• 1866 » John Allan, Australian politician, 29th Premier of Victoria († 1936)
• 1868 » Patty Hill, American songwriter and educator († 1946)
• 1869 » J. R. Clynes, English trade unionist and politician, Home Secretary († 1949)
• 1869 » James McNeill, Irish politician, 2nd Governor-General of the Irish Free State († 1938)
• 1871 » Heinrich Mann, German author and poet († 1950)
• 1871 » Joseph G. Morrison, American captain and Nazarene minister († 1939)
• 1871 » Piet Aalberse, Dutch politician, Minister of Labour († 1948)

• 1848 » Gabriel Bibron, French zoologist and herpetologist (b. 1805)
• 1849 » Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford, Irish-Canadian politician, 35th Governor General of Canada (b. 1776)
• 1850 » Wilhelm Beer, Prussian astronomer and banker (b. 1797)
• 1864 » Jean-Jacques Ampère, French philologist and academic (b. 1800)
• 1869 » James Harper, American publisher and politician, 65th Mayor of New York City (b. 1795)
• 1875 » Edgar Quinet, French historian and academic (b. 1803)
• 1875 » Juan Crisóstomo Torrico, Peruvian soldier and politician, President of Peru (b. 1808)
• 1878 » George Gilbert Scott, English architect, designed the Albert Memorial and St Mary's Cathedral (b. 1811)
• 1886 » Henry Taylor, English poet and playwright (b. 1800)
• 1889 » John Bright, English politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (b. 1811)

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.
• June 2 » The Fenians defeat Canadian forces at Ridgeway and Fort Erie, but the raids end soon after.
• June 3 » The Fenians are driven out of Fort Erie, Ontario back into the United States.
• 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 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.
• 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.

The temperature on March 27, 1866 was about 11.4 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%.