About the day » Monday January 31, 1966Calender converter

• Patricia van der Hulst, Hamilton, North Island (Nieuw Zeeland) († 1966)
• Marc Seynaeve, Torhout († 1992)
• Rosaria Enrica Randazzo, Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
• Marcel Martinus VAN DEN BURG († 2005)
• Mark WEBB († 2000)
• Egbert Wulms, Tilburg,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1974)
• Philip Keith Van Dyken, Bankstown New South Wales Australia († 1970)
• Claudia Fix († 1966)
• Jeanette Hubertina Maria Griffijn, Nuth, Limburg, Nederland

• Cornelia Theresia Josephina van Ierlant (77), Boxtel
• Adriana Niezen (76), 's-Gravenhage
• Alvira Maria Pieters (58), Velsen
• Augustine Leonie Marie Ghislaine Legrand (68), Sint-Pieters-Woluwe / Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, België
• Carel Arij Koppejan (78), Wageningen (Wageningen), Gelderland, Nederland
• Bernardus Hendricus Josephus van Zon (86), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL
• Amarincia (Amarnicia) van Tintelen (79), Rosmalen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Bervoets (76), Strijen
• Anna Wilhelmina Doreleijers (40), Uden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriaan de Haan (88), Zeist

• 1964 » Dawn Prince-Hughes, American scientist
• 1964 » Martha MacCallum, American journalist
• 1965 » Giorgos Gasparis, Greek basketball player and coach
• 1965 » Ofra Harnoy, Israeli-Canadian cellist
• 1965 » Peter Sagal, American author and radio host
• 1966 » Dexter Fletcher, English actor and director
• 1966 » Thant Myint-U, Myanmar historian, diplomat, conservationist, and former presidential advisor.
• 1966 » Umar Alisha, Indian journalist and philanthropist
• 1967 » Fat Mike, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
• 1968 » John Collins, Scottish footballer, midfielder and manager

• 1956 » A. A. Milne, English author, poet, and playwright, created Winnie-the-Pooh (b. 1882)
• 1958 » Karl Selter, Estonian politician, 14th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1898)
• 1960 » Auguste Herbin, French painter (b. 1882)
• 1961 » Krishna Singh, Indian politician, 1st Chief Minister of Bihar (b. 1887)
• 1966 » Arthur Percival, English general (b. 1887)
• 1967 » Eddie Tolan, American sprinter and educator (b. 1908)
• 1969 » Meher Baba, Indian spiritual master (b. 1894)
• 1971 » Viktor Zhirmunsky, Russian historian and linguist (b. 1891)
• 1973 » Ragnar Frisch, Norwegian economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895)
• 1974 » Samuel Goldwyn, Polish-American film producer, co-founded Goldwyn Pictures (b. 1882)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Peter
4. Hendrik
5. Robert
6. Cornelis
7. John
8. Pieter
9. Paul
10. Ronald
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.
• January 10 » Tashkent Declaration, a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed that resolved the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
• January 13 » Robert C. Weaver becomes the first African American Cabinet member when he is appointed United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
• May 25 » Explorer program: Explorer 32 launches.
• August 16 » Vietnam War: The House Un-American Activities Committee begins investigations of Americans who have aided the Viet Cong. The committee intends to introduce legislation making these activities illegal. Anti-war demonstrators disrupt the meeting and 50 people are arrested.
• August 26 » The South African Border War starts with the battle at Omugulugwombashe.
• December 24 » A Canadair CL-44 chartered by the United States military crashes into a small village in South Vietnam, killing 129.

The temperature on January 31, 1966 was between 6.5 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 5.3 mm of rain during 12.9 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.