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• Adrianus Laurens Hoogduin, Den Haag († 1866)
• Anna Krijger, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonia de Rijk, Utrecht († 1931)
• Anna Maria Catharina Gerits, Bree, Provincie Limburg, België († 1935)
• ? SMULDERS, Rotterdam
• Anna Gertrui Philipsen, Venray, Limburg, Nederland
• Albertje Hanja, Zuidhorn (Groningen) († 1866)
• Antonius Hendrikus Ritser, Nijmegen, Gelderland (NL.)
• Annechien Nijdam, Haren, Groningen, Nl († 1923)
• Anderson M. Allen

• Anna Maria Josephina Cornelia Absil (1), Maastricht
• Antoinetta Winkelmulder (Winkelmolen) (52), Leiderdorp
• Anna Harms Schreuder (84), Veendam, Groningen, Nederland
• Amelia Olivia Lockhart-Ross
• Amelia Timmermans (80), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Amerik van Duijvenvoorde (3), Katwijk
• Alexander Theodorus Vercnocke (57), Oostende
• Alexander Theodorus VERCNOCKE (58), Oostende, West-Vlaanderen, België
• Aaltje Kater (0), Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriaan Willem LANGENBERG (85), Zutphen (Gelderland, The Netherlands)

• 1852 » Friedrich Loeffler, German bacteriologist and academic († 1915)
• 1854 » Eleanor Norcross, American painter († 1923)
• 1856 » Henry Chapman Mercer, American archaeologist and author († 1930)
• 1858 » Hastings Rashdall, English historian, philosopher, and theologian († 1924)
• 1865 » Robert Henri, American painter and educator († 1929)
• 1867 » Ruth Randall Edström, American educator and activist († 1944)
• 1869 » Prince George of Greece and Denmark († 1957)
• 1872 » Frank Crowninshield, American journalist and art and theatre critic († 1947)
• 1875 » Forrest Reid, Irish novelist, literary critic and translator († 1947)
• 1880 » Oswald Veblen, American mathematician and academic (g. 1960)

• 1803 » Matthew Thornton, Irish-American judge and politician (b. 1714)
• 1817 » Thomas McKean, American lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of Pennsylvania (b. 1734)
• 1835 » Andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician (b. 1769)
• 1902 » George Leake, Australian politician, 2nd Premier of Western Australia (b. 1856)
• 1908 » Grover Cleveland, American lawyer and politician, 22nd and 24th President of the United States (b. 1837)
• 1909 » Sarah Orne Jewett, American novelist, short story writer, and poet (b. 1849)
• 1922 » Walther Rathenau, German businessman and politician, 7th German Minister for Foreign Affairs (b. 1867)
• 1931 » Otto Mears, Russian-American businessman (b. 1840)
• 1931 » Xiang Zhongfa, Chinese politician, 2nd General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (b. 1880)
• 1932 » Ernst Põdder, Estonian general (b. 1879)

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.
• May 22 » Oliver Winchester founded the Winchester Repeating Arms
• June 24 » Battle of Custoza: An Austrian army defeats the Italian army during the Austro-Prussian War.
• July 24 » Reconstruction: Tennessee becomes the first U.S. state to be readmitted to the Union following the American Civil War.
• 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.
• August 20 » President Andrew Johnson formally declares the American Civil War over.
• 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 June 24, 1866 was about 21.5 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 65%.