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• Alida janny Groenhoff, Amsterdam († 1966)
• Sylvia Plooij, Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2019)
• Keane A Laakson († 2012)
• Clovis Weber, Santa Catarina, Brasil († 1981)
• NN Bremmers, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland († 1966)
• Thomas Norbert Beyke, Ohio, Verenigde Staten († 1982)
• Mr. Allard Frederik Sjollema, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Sylvia Appels († 1992)

• anthonij jacob KORTEWEG (89), ooltgensplaat
• Ardrie Johannes van Kruijl (89), Loosduinen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Petronella Maria Spitters (79), Veghel
• Adriaan Hage (44), Sint Maartensdijk, Zeeland, Nederland
• Albertje Viening (89), Hoogezand-Sappemeer
• Anthonij Jacob Korteweg (89), Ooltgensplaat, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Baukje Everts van der Horn (78), Oudwoude
• Ardrie Johannes van Kruijl (89), Loosduinen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Maria Petronella MASSA (70), Breda,, Noord-Brabant, Pays-Bas
• Albertha Noort (87), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1963 » Bruce Schneier, American cryptographer and author
• 1963 » Conrad Lant, English singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1964 » Osmo Tapio Räihälä, Finnish composer
• 1965 » Bernard Hopkins, American boxer and coach
• 1965 » James Nesbitt, Northern Irish actor
• 1965 » Maurizio Fondriest, Italian cyclist
• 1966 » Lisa Lisa, American R&B singer
• 1967 » Ted Tryba, American golfer
• 1968 » Chad Lowe, American actor, director, and producer
• 1969 » Delino DeShields, American baseball player and manager

• 1959 » Regina Margareten, Hungarian businesswoman (b. 1863)
• 1964 » Jack Teagarden, American singer-songwriter and trombonist (b. 1905)
• 1967 » David Burliuk, Ukrainian author and illustrator (b. 1882)
• 1968 » Bill Masterton, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1938)
• 1970 » Frank Clement, English race car driver (b. 1886)
• 1970 » William T. Piper, American engineer and businessman, founded Piper Aircraft (b. 1881)
• 1972 » Daisy Ashford, English author (b. 1881)
• 1973 » Coleman Francis, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1919)
• 1973 » Ivan Petrovsky, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1901)
• 1974 » Harold D. Cooley, American lawyer and politician (b. 1897)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Peter
4. Hendrik
5. Robert
6. Cornelis
7. John
8. Pieter
9. Ronald
10. Paul
11. Marcel
12. Willem
13. Johan
14. Jacob
15. David
16. Richard

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Monique
4. Anna
5. Petra
6. Ingrid
7. Jolanda
8. Elisabeth
9. Yvonne
10. Cornelia
11. Petronella
12. Anita
13. Jacqueline
14. Catharina
15. Sandra
16. Karin

• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 12.4 million citizens.
• February 14 » Australian currency is decimalized.
• March 1 » The Ba'ath Party takes power in Syria.
• April 26 » A new government is formed in the Republic of the Congo, led by Ambroise Noumazalaye.
• July 10 » The Chicago Freedom Movement, led by Martin Luther King, Jr., holds a rally at Soldier Field in Chicago. As many as 60,000 people attend.
• August 18 » Vietnam War: The Battle of Long Tan ensues after a patrol from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment clashes with a Viet Cong force in Phước Tuy Province.
• October 9 » Vietnam War: South Korean troops commit the Binh Tai Massacre.

The temperature on January 15, 1966 was between -6.0 °C and -2.2 °C and averaged -4.2 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.