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March 3, 1866Born on Sunday March 4, 1866
- adriaantje van der PUT, 's-gravendeel († 1887)
- Adriana Trouw, Zuidland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1940)
- Adriana Petronella Marianne Druijvesteijn, Haarlem († 1944)
- Aaltje Ouwkens, Beemster († 1948)
- Agatha van der HOOFT, Gravenpolder, 's, Zeeland, Nederland († 1938)
- Zonneveld, Vrijenban († 1866)
- Adriana Petronella Marianna Druyvesteyn, Haarlem,Gemeente Haarlem,North Holland,Netherlands († 1944)
- Albert Jan Pasman, Ruurlo († 1911)
- Adriaantje van der PUT, 's-Gravendeel († 1887)
- Adriana Trouw, zuidland († 1940)
Died on Sunday March 4, 1866
- Aagje van Kooten (38), Frederiksoord (Vledder)
- Aleida Liebrand (13), Westendorp (Wisch)
- Anna Baldwin (76), Prentiss, Penobscot County, Maine, Verenigde Staten
- Aaltje Houtman (0), Edam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Andreas Pel (0)
- Abigail Brewster (35), Wayland, Steuben, New York, United States
- ABIGAIL STUART (40), Thornapple, Middleville, Barry, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
- Aegidius (Jilles) van Bemmelen (83), Zoeterwoude
- Antje Blaauboer (15), Barsingerhorn, Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Ambrosius Matthijs Tetering (0), Vlaardingen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 4, 1866 at Delpher
- Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage
- Bredasche courant
- Middelburgsche courant
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- Nederlandsche staatscourant
- De kolonist : dagblad toegewyd aan de belangen van Suriname
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
Born on March 4
- 1861 » Arthur Cushman McGiffert, American theologian and author († 1933)
- 1862 » Jacob Robert Emden, Swiss astrophysicist and meteorologist († 1940)
- 1863 » John Henry Wigmore, American academic and jurist († 1943)
- 1863 » R. I. Pocock, English zoologist and archaeologist († 1947)
- 1864 » David W. Taylor, American admiral, architect, and engineer († 1940)
- 1866 » Eugène Cosserat, French mathematician and astronomer († 1931)
- 1867 » Charles Pelot Summerall, senior United States Army officer († 1955)
- 1867 » Jacob L. Beilhart, American activist, founded the Spirit Fruit Society († 1908)
- 1870 » Thomas Sturge Moore, English author and poet († 1944)
- 1871 » Boris Galerkin, Russian mathematician and engineer († 1945)
Died on March 4
- 1851 » James Richardson, English explorer (b. 1809)
- 1852 » Nikolai Gogol, Ukrainian-Russian short story writer, novelist, and playwright (b. 1809)
- 1853 » Christian Leopold von Buch, German geologist and paleontologist (b. 1774)
- 1853 » Thomas Bladen Capel, English admiral (b. 1776)
- 1858 » Matthew C. Perry, American naval commander (b. 1794)
- 1864 » Thomas Starr King, American minister and politician (b. 1824)
- 1866 » Alexander Campbell, Irish-American minister and theologian (b. 1788)
- 1872 » Carsten Hauch, Danish poet and playwright (b. 1790)
- 1883 » Alexander H. Stephens, American lawyer and politician, Vice President of the Confederate States of America (b. 1812)
- 1888 » Amos Bronson Alcott, American philosopher and educator (b. 1799)
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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.
- February 16 » Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington becomes British Secretary of State for War.
- 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.
- May 16 » The United States Congress establishes the nickel.
- May 22 » Oliver Winchester founded the Winchester Repeating Arms
- 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 30 » Armed Confederate veterans in New Orleans riot against a meeting of Radical Republicans, killing 48 people and injuring another 100.
Weather March 4, 1866
The temperature on March 4, 1866 was about 5.2 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%.