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• Adriana Maria Grielis, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1947)
• Anna Maria Lemmens, Schimmert, Nuth († 1867)
• Anna Maria Segers, Asten, Nederland
• Adrianus Petrus Paridaens-, Tilburg, Nederland († 1944)
• Anke Jans DE WIND, Oldekerk Groningen Netherlands († 1947)
• Adriana Burggraaf, Bergambacht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1907)
• Agneta Francisca van Lynden († 1866)
• Aloisius Alphonsius Vandaele, Oostnieuwkerke († 1934)
• Andries Antoon van de Winkel, Maasgouw (Ohé en Laak) (Limburg)
• Anje Luie Lulofs, Uithuizermeeden, Groningen, Nederland

• Anna Aleida Maria Even (35), Slagharen, Nederland
• (0), Ternaard, Friesland, Netherlands
• Anna Aleijda Maria Even (35), Slagharen
• Adriaan van Giels (45), Halsteren
• Anton v.Sigmaringen (24), unbekannt
• Anna Margaretha Nijssen (70), Montfort, Netherlands
• Aaltje SIKKENS (71), Meppel, 201, Drenthe, Nederland
• Anna Huijzer (69), Amsterdam
• Aaffien Bos (34), Oosterwijtwerd, Eemsdelta, Groningen, Nederland
• Aaltje Sickens (71), Meppel, Drenthe, Nederland

• 1860 » Louis Wain, English artist († 1939)
• 1862 » Joseph Merrick, English man with severe deformities († 1890)
• 1866 » Carl Harries, German chemist and academic († 1923)
• 1866 » Harry Trott, Australian cricketer († 1917)
• 1868 » Oskar Merikanto, Finnish pianist and composer († 1924)
• 1872 » Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician, bacteriologist, and epidemiologist, founded the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation († 1917)
• 1874 » Horace Rawlins, English golfer († 1935)
• 1874 » Wesley Clair Mitchell, American economist and academic († 1948)
• 1876 » Mary Ritter Beard, American historian and activist († 1958)
• 1877 » Tom Thomson, Canadian painter († 1917)

• 1868 » Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, French archaeologist and historian (b. 1788)
• 1877 » Robert Williams (known as Trebor Mai), Welsh poet (b. 1830)
• 1880 » Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra, Austrian physician and dermatologist (b. 1816)
• 1881 » Spotted Tail, American tribal chief (b. 1823)
• 1895 » Friedrich Engels, German philosopher (b. 1820)
• 1901 » Victoria, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom (b. 1840)
• 1904 » George Dibbs, Australian politician, 10th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1834)
• 1911 » Bob Caruthers, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1864)
• 1916 » George Butterworth, British composer, killed at the Battle of the Somme (b. 1885)
• 1921 » Dimitrios Rallis, Greek lawyer and politician, 78th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1844)

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.
• May 5 » Memorial Day first celebrated in United States at Waterloo, New York.
• 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 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).
• September 22 » The Battle of Curupayty is Paraguay's only significant victory in the Paraguayan War.

The temperature on August 5, 1866 was about 17.0 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 15 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%.