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• Abbie Elisabeth Schuld, Sydemore (Illinois)
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• Alberta Elisabeth Pompies, Utrecht († 1869)
• Agneta Tulokas, Patala, Karelië, Finland († 1873)
• Aleida Antonia Blokhuis, Geesteren († 1866)
• Antonie VAN NIMWEGEN, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland († 1932)
• Adriana Simonse, Biggekerke († 1913)
• Antonius de Groot, Barwoutswaarder († 1926)
• Abraham BEZEMER Pzn, Oude-Tonge, Goeree-Overflakkee, NL-ZH († 1867)
• Antonius de Groot, Barwoutswaarder († 1926)

• Albertus Willering (4), Meppel
• Aafje Goedhart (26), Barwoutswaarder
• Adriaan de Bleijser (44), Clinge, Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands
• Adrianus Adriaan Schellen (70), Best
• Adriaan Schelle (70), Best
• Albertje Prinsen (0), Steenwijk
• Adrianus Laurentius Heijdra (18), Kethel
• Adrianus van Dort (3), Bergen op Zoom
• Aafje Hogenes (60), Bodegraven
• Adrianus Joannes Laurens Schelle (70), Best

• 1863 » Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, English fashion designer († 1935)
• 1864 » Dwight B. Waldo, American historian and academic († 1939)
• 1864 » Rudolf Kjellén, Swedish political scientist and academic († 1922)
• 1865 » Karl Blossfeldt, German photographer († 1932)
• 1865 » W. B. Yeats, Irish poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate († 1939)
• 1868 » Wallace Clement Sabine, American physicist and academic († 1919)
• 1870 » Jules Bordet, Belgian immunologist and microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1961)
• 1872 » Thomas N. Heffron, American actor, director, and screenwriter († 1951)
• 1873 » Karin Swanström, Swedish actress, director, and producer († 1942)
• 1875 » Paul Neumann, Austrian swimmer and physician († 1932)

• 1846 » Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès, French geographer and author (b. 1767)
• 1861 » Henry Gray, English anatomist and surgeon (b. 1827)
• 1881 » Joseph Škoda, Czech physician and dermatologist (b. 1805)
• 1886 » Ludwig II, king of Bavaria (b. 1845)
• 1894 » John Cox Bray, Australian politician, 15th Premier of South Australia (b. 1842)
• 1898 » Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Premier of Quebec (b. 1840)
• 1904 » Nikiforos Lytras, Greek painter and educator (b. 1832)
• 1917 » Louis-Philippe Hébert, Canadian sculptor (b. 1850)
• 1918 » Michael Alexandrovich, Russian Grand Duke (b. 1878)
• 1930 » Henry Segrave, American-English racing driver (b. 1896)

• 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.
• 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.
• April 10 » The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh.
• May 16 » The United States Congress establishes the nickel.
• June 2 » The Fenians defeat Canadian forces at Ridgeway and Fort Erie, but the raids end soon after.
• July 3 » Austro-Prussian War is decided at the Battle of Königgrätz, resulting in Prussia taking over as the prominent German nation from Austria.
• July 28 » At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream becomes the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue (of Abraham Lincoln).

The temperature on June 13, 1866 was about 17.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%.