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• Aagje Groothuizen, Hensbroek, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1918)
• Aaltje Willemsdr. Kooij, Overschie († 1945)
• Albert Wilhelm Kohlberg, Gutenberg, Saalkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany († 1870)
• Agatha (Aagje) Groothuizen, Hensbroek († 1918)
• Adriana van der Ende, Vlaardingen
• "August" Ludwig Friedrich Hugold Karl von Behr-Negendank, Berlin († 1942)
• Adriana van der Haven, Renesse († 1941)
• de Hoon, Princenhage († 1866)
• Allegonda van de Donk, Gestel en Blaarthem († 1888)
• Aaltje Kooij, Overschie, Zuid Holland, Nederland († 1945)

• Anna Maria Theuns (80), Wuustwezel
• Aagje Walles Veldhuis (54), IJlst, Friesland, Nederland
• Andries Jannes Krol (41), Wapserveen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Aafje Ellen (6), Zijpe, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anthonie van Thiel (45), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Andries Krol (41), Wapserveen gem. Havelte
• Adriaan de Zwarte (66), Hoek
• Aagje (Walles) VELDHUIS (54), Wymbritseradiel, Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Nederland
• Albert Tuin (31), Barsbeek, Vollenhove (Ambt), Steenwijkerland
• Albert Alberts Tuin (31), Barsbeek, Ambt Vollenhove

• 1852 » Clímaco Calderón, Colombian lawyer and politician, 15th President of Colombia († 1913)
• 1852 » Radha Gobinda Kar, Indian physician and philanthropist († 1918)
• 1854 » Moritz Moszkowski, Polish-German pianist and composer († 1925)
• 1864 » Eleftherios Venizelos, Greek lawyer, jurist, and politician, 93rd Prime Minister of Greece († 1936)
• 1867 » Edgar de Wahl, Ukrainian-Estonian linguist and academic († 1948)
• 1868 » Edgar Lee Masters, American lawyer, author, poet, and playwright († 1950)
• 1872 » Tanguturi Prakasam, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Andhra († 1957)
• 1875 » Eugene Lanceray, Russian painter and sculptor († 1946)
• 1875 » William Eccles, English physicist and engineer († 1966)
• 1877 » István Medgyaszay, Hungarian architect and academic († 1959)

• 1806 » Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, French physicist and engineer (b. 1736)
• 1813 » Alexander Wilson (ornithologist), Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, and illustrator (b. 1766)
• 1819 » Oliver Hazard Perry, American commander (b. 1785)
• 1831 » August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Prussian field marshal (b. 1760)
• 1831 » Ferenc Kazinczy, Hungarian author and poet (b. 1759)
• 1853 » Alexander Calder, American lawyer and politician (b. 1806)
• 1867 » Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy, French poet and author (b. 1796)
• 1892 » Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazilian field marshal and politician, 1st President of Brazil (b. 1827)
• 1900 » Kuroda Kiyotaka, Japanese general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1840)
• 1924 » Heinrich Berté, Slovak-Austrian composer (b. 1856)

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.
• April 4 » Alexander II of Russia narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Dmitry Karakozov in the city of Saint Petersburg.
• April 8 » Italy and Prussia ally against the Austrian Empire.
• April 10 » The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh.
• 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.
• July 30 » Armed Confederate veterans in New Orleans riot against a meeting of Radical Republicans, killing 48 people and injuring another 100.
• 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 August 23, 1866 was about 23.6 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 66%.