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August 3, 1866Born on Saturday August 4, 1866
- Adriana Anthonia van der Sprong, Haastrecht († 1945)
- Agatha Hendriks van den Oever, ,, Bolsward, Bolsward, Friesland, Netherlands († 1934)
- Adriana Schouten, Vlaardingen South Holland Netherlands († 1930)
- Anje Jans Mooij, Uithuizen († 1935)
- Agatha van den Oever, Nieuwmarkt, Bolsward, Friesland, Nederland († 1934)
- Adrianus Swets, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1956)
- Albert Kitching, Horsforth, Yorkshire, England († 1921)
- Alberdina Hovius, Zuidlaren, Drenthe, Nederland († 1922)
- Aaltje Veenstra, Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland († 1902)
- Amedeus Seghers, Temse († 1867)
Died on Saturday August 4, 1866
- Abraham Abramsz Vermaas (50), Brielle
- Adolfina Maria Van Tichelt (0)
- Anna Theodora van Gaasbeek (26), Culemborg, Gelderland, Nederland
- Antje Wiebes ten Brink (75), Lemmer, gem. Lemsterland, Friesland, Nederland
- Adriana Herijgers (25), Roosendaal, Noord Brabant, Nederland
- Alphonse Joseph VRANCKEN (0), LIEGE (Faubourg Saint-Gilles, 83), Liège, Belgique
- Anna Petrus KANTERS (80), Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe
- Aldegonda Elisabeth van der Zanden (0), Mierlo
- (m) Frettlöh (0), Erndtebrück, Kreis Wittgenstein
- (79), IJSSELSTEIN, Utrecht, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 4, 1866 at Delpher
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Weekblad van Tilburg
- Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage
- De Noord-Brabanter : staat- en letterkundig dagblad
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Middelburgsche courant
- Utrechtsch provinciaal en stedelijk dagblad : algemeen advertentie-blad
- De Curaçaosche courant
- Rotterdamsche courant
Born on August 4
- 1853 » John Henry Twachtman, American painter, etcher, and academic († 1902)
- 1859 » Knut Hamsun, Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate († 1952)
- 1867 » Jake Beckley, American baseball player and coach († 1918)
- 1870 » Harry Lauder, Scottish actor and singer († 1950)
- 1871 » William Holman, English-Australian politician, 19th Premier of New South Wales († 1934)
- 1876 » Giovanni Giuriati, Italian lawyer and politician († 1970)
- 1876 » John Scaddan, Australian politician, 10th Premier of Western Australia († 1934)
- 1884 » Béla Balázs, Hungarian poet and critic († 1949)
- 1884 » Henri Cornet, French cyclist († 1941)
- 1887 » Albert M. Greenfield, Ukrainian-American businessman and philanthropist († 1967)
Died on August 4
- 1822 » Kristjan Jaak Peterson, Estonian poet and author (b. 1801)
- 1844 » Jacob Aall, Norwegian economist, historian, and politician (b. 1773)
- 1859 » John Vianney, French priest and saint (b. 1786)
- 1873 » Viktor Hartmann, Russian architect and painter (b. 1834)
- 1875 » Hans Christian Andersen, Danish novelist, short story writer, and poet (b. 1805)
- 1886 » Samuel J. Tilden, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of New York (b. 1814)
- 1900 » Isaac Levitan, Russian painter and educator (b. 1860)
- 1914 » Jules Lemaître, French playwright and critic (b. 1853)
- 1919 » Dave Gregory, Australian cricketer and umpire (b. 1845)
- 1922 » Enver Pasha, Ottoman general and politician (b. 1881)
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.
- April 6 » The Grand Army of the Republic, an American patriotic organization composed of Union veterans of the American Civil War, is founded. It lasts until 1956.
- May 1 » The Memphis Race Riots begin. In three days time, 46 blacks and two whites were killed. Reports of the atrocities influenced passage of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
- June 7 » One thousand eight hundred Fenian raiders are repelled back to the United States after looting and plundering the Saint-Armand and Frelighsburg areas of Canada East.
- July 27 » The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart's Content, Newfoundland.
- August 20 » President Andrew Johnson formally declares the American Civil War over.
- December 12 » Oaks explosion: The worst mining disaster in England kills 361 miners and rescuers.
The weather on Saturday August 4, 1866
The temperature on August 4, 1866 was about 12.4 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI