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April 7, 1866Born on Sunday April 8, 1866
- Alstje Norden, Middelstum († 1882)
- Adrianus De Backer, Nieuwmoer, België († 1918)
- ALoijsius Cornelis Henricus van Rijswijk, Tilburg († 1955)
- Aaltje Vader, Den Helder († 1870)
- Adriana Jansen, Achthuizen, Holland
- Aloijsius Cornelis van Rijswijk, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1955)
- Alfred Joseph LISON, Lambusart
- Lagendijk, Ridderkerk († 1866)
- Lissenberg, Utrecht († 1866)
- Agnes van Gameren, Deil
Died on Sunday April 8, 1866
- Agnes Bullard (6), Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, Verenigde Staten
- Anna Elisabeth Goderie Godrie (24), Zundert en Wernhout, NL
- Lissenberg (0), Utrecht
- Anna Barbara Esser (68), Kerkrade, Limburg, Nederland
- Antje Jans Andringa (82), Idaarderadeel
- Anna Elisabeth Timmers (59), Wageningen
- Alma Russell (58), Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- Anna Maria SLEGERS (29), Alphen, Appeltern,, Gelderland, Nederland
- Aaltien Kloots (75), (DR) Anloo
- Adrianus van Kleef (0), Lopik
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 8, 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 April 8
- 1859 » Edmund Husserl, German Jewish-Austrian mathematician and philosopher († 1938)
- 1864 » Carlos Deltour, French rower and rugby player († 1920)
- 1867 » Allen Butler Talcott, American painter and educator († 1908)
- 1869 » Harvey Cushing, American surgeon and academic († 1939)
- 1871 » Clarence Hudson White, American photographer and educator († 1925)
- 1874 » Manuel Díaz, Cuban fencer († 1929)
- 1874 » Stanisław Taczak, Polish general († 1960)
- 1875 » Albert I of Belgium († 1934)
- 1882 » (O.S. 27 March) - Dmytro Doroshenko, Lithuanian-Ukrainian historian and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Prime Minister of Ukraine († 1951)
- 1883 » R. P. Keigwin, English cricketer and academic († 1972)
Died on April 8
- 1848 » Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (b. 1797)
- 1860 » István Széchenyi, Hungarian statesman and reformer (b.1791)
- 1861 » Elisha Otis, American businessman, founded the Otis Elevator Company (b. 1811)
- 1870 » Charles Auguste de Bériot, Belgian violinist and composer (b. 1802)
- 1894 » Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Indian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1838)
- 1906 » Auguste Deter, German woman, first person diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (b. 1850)
- 1919 » Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist, academic, and politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (b. 1848)
- 1920 » Charles Griffes, American pianist and composer (b. 1884)
- 1931 » Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish poet Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1864)
- 1936 » Róbert Bárány, Austrian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1876)
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 18 » Wesley College is established in Melbourne, Australia.
- March 27 » President of the United States of America Andrew Johnson vetoes the Civil Rights Act of 1866. His veto is overridden by Congress and the bill passes into law on April 9.
- May 2 » Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
- May 5 » Memorial Day first celebrated in United States at Waterloo, New York.
- June 3 » The Fenians are driven out of Fort Erie, Ontario back into the United States.
- August 23 » Austro-Prussian War ends with the Treaty of Prague.
The weather on Sunday April 8, 1866
The temperature on April 8, 1866 was about 17.3 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 41%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI