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Born on Saturday January 8, 1966
- Jack Berry Edward Poetiray, 's-Gravenhage, Nederland († 2013)
- Simon Aart van Groningen-Schinkel, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Sigrid de Graaf († 2017)
- Renata Janssen, Breda
- Anna Maria Adriana Oudheusden, Tilburg († 2007)
- Helma Bult, Zwolle († 2018)
- Lieva Van Beek
- Mark van de Ven, Someren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1996)
- Gerard Beekelaar, Beilen, Drenthe, Nederland
Died on Saturday January 8, 1966
- Adriana Ribbens (94), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, Nederland
- Angelina Anna Catharina EWALDS (66), Tegelen
- Aaffien Bossema (77), Ter Apel
- Adrianus Nollen (78), Breda
- Blazina Maria Blok (86), Yerseke
- Camiel Maesen (75), Roeselare
- August Hendrik Van Kempen (57), Den Haag
- Anna Maria van Dijk (51)
- Alexander Hitz (74), Maastricht,Gemeente Maastricht,Limburg,Nederland
- Abraham van Luijn (88), Rotterdam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 8, 1966 at Delpher
- De waarheid
- Friese koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Friesland en aangrenzende gebieden
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- Gereformeerd gezinsblad / hoofdred. P. Jongeling
- Limburgsch dagblad
- Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland
- De tijd : dagblad voor Nederland
- De Telegraaf
Born on January 8
- 1961 » Calvin Smith, American sprinter
- 1966 » Andrew Wood, American singer-songwriter († 1990)
- 1966 » Igor Vyazmikin, Russian ice hockey player († 2009)
- 1966 » Willie Anderson, American basketball player
- 1967 » R. Kelly, American singer-songwriter, record producer, and former professional basketball player
- 1967 » Steven Jacobs, Australian television host and actor
- 1967 » Tom Watson, English politician
- 1967 » Torsten Gowitzke, German footballer and manager
- 1971 » Jason Giambi, American baseball player
- 1971 » Jesper Jansson, Swedish footballer
Died on January 8
- 1956 » Jim Elliot, American missionary and martyr (b. 1928)
- 1958 » Mary Colter, American architect, designed the Desert View Watchtower (b. 1869)
- 1961 » Schoolboy Rowe, American baseball player and coach (b. 1910)
- 1963 » Kay Sage, American painter (b. 1898)
- 1969 » Albert Hill, English runner and coach (b. 1889)
- 1969 » Elmar Kaljot, Estonian footballer and coach (b. 1901)
- 1970 » Georges Guibourg, French actor, singer, and playwright (b. 1891)
- 1972 » Kenneth Patchen, American poet and author (b. 1911)
- 1975 » Richard Tucker, American tenor (b. 1913)
- 1976 » Zhou Enlai, Chinese soldier and politician, 1st Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1898)
Names that were popular for boys in 1966
- Johannes
- Jan
- Maria
- Cornelis
- Peter
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- John
- Robert
- Petrus
- Paul
- Johan
- Antonius
- Gerardus
- Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1966
- Maria
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Monique
- Marie
- Petronella
- Catharina
- Ann
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Petra
- Yvonne
- Jolanda
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1966
- 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.
- March 8 » Nelson's Pillar in Dublin, Ireland, destroyed by a bomb.
- May 26 » British Guiana gains independence, becoming Guyana.
- July 4 » U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Freedom of Information Act into United States law. The act went into effect the next year.
- August 29 » The Beatles perform their last concert before paying fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
- September 12 » Gemini 11, the penultimate mission of NASA's Gemini program, and the current human altitude record holder (except for the Apollo lunar missions).
- October 21 » A colliery spoil tip collapses on the village of Aberfan in Wales, killing 144 people, mostly schoolchildren.
The weather on Saturday January 8, 1966
The temperature on January 8, 1966 was between -4.0 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged -0.3 °C. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (88%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI