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• Anna Helena Boven, Kellerberg († 1936)
• Adrianus Cornelis Duijvestijn, Monster
• Anna Elise Agnes Bolz
• Aalbert Vermaak, Maarssen (Utr.), Neth († 1929)
• Antje~Ymes Lienes, Aengwirden
• Antoine Gustaaf Wilhelm Johannes Welffer, Padang, Sumatra, Ned. Indië
• Alida Hendrika de Jong, Utrecht, Nederland
• Antonij Wagemakers, Oud Gastel († 1866)
• Anna Maria Palmen, Simpelveld, Limburg, Nederland († 1916)
• Anna, Wilhelmina, Maria Vermeij, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• Alberdina Bosman (37), Het Schut, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Adriaan Buijck (62), Wouw, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arie Machielse Janse (50), Velsen
• Adriaan Buijck, Wouw (N.Br)
• Antonia Jacoba Princen (60), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• AALT WILLEMSZ SMIT (70), Nijkerk
• Anna Griep (0), Kruiningen
• Antonij Wagemakers (0), Oud Gastel
• Antje Boerema (35)
• Arent Bomer (67), Zutphen

• 1854 » Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer and educator († 1924)
• 1855 » Francis Bellamy, American minister and author († 1931)
• 1862 » Josephus Daniels, American publisher and politician, 41st United States Secretary of the Navy († 1948)
• 1867 » Minakata Kumagusu, Japanese author, biologist, naturalist and ethnologist († 1941)
• 1868 » Nicholas II of Russia († 1918)
• 1869 » Lucy Beaumont, English-American actress († 1937)
• 1871 » Denis Horgan, Irish shot putter and weight thrower († 1922)
• 1872 » Bertrand Russell, British mathematician, historian, and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate († 1970)
• 1876 » Hermann Müller, German journalist and politician, 12th Chancellor of Germany († 1931)
• 1878 » Johannes Terwogt, Dutch rower († 1977)

• 1844 » Richard McCarty, American lawyer and politician (b. 1780)
• 1853 » Lionel Kieseritzky, Estonian-French chess player (b. 1806)
• 1867 » Clarkson Stanfield, English painter (b. 1793)
• 1889 » Isabella Glyn, Scottish-English actress (b. 1823)
• 1900 » Félix Ravaisson-Mollien, French archaeologist and philosopher (b. 1813)
• 1908 » Louis-Napoléon Casault, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1823)
• 1909 » George Meredith, English novelist and poet (b. 1828)
• 1909 » Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist and composer (b. 1860)
• 1910 » Eliza Orzeszkowa, Polish author and publisher (b. 1841)
• 1910 » Pauline Viardot, French soprano and composer (b. 1821)

• 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.
• February 21 » Lucy Hobbs Taylor becomes the first American woman to graduate from dental school.
• April 10 » The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh.
• 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.
• May 16 » The United States Congress establishes the nickel.

The temperature on May 18, 1866 was about 17.3 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 43%.