About the day » Sunday October 16, 1966Calender converter

• Wilhelmus Frederik Wooninck, Nijmegen Gelderland Nederland († 2001)
• Marcel van der Louw, Gouda († 2015)
• Hendrickx, Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1966)
• Wilco Mons († 2011)
• Bernardus Johannes Hendriks, Heteren, Gelderland, Nederland († 1986)
• Kevin Michael FRENCH († 1967)
• Eric de Koning, Utrecht, Nederland († 1990)
• Bruce B Bleeker, New London, New London County, Connecticut († 1988)
• Eric de Koning, Utrecht († 1990)
• Simone Allersma, Uithuizermeeden

• Alida Francina Binken (80), Wormer
• Albert Ernest HENRY (86), Gosford, NSW, Australia
• Antonia van Ravesteijn (75), Sint-Michielsgestel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Agatha ( Aagje) Deen (84), Opdam
• Apolonia Nieuwdorp (74), Goes, ZL, NL
• Albert Schuite (84), Glanerbrug gem. Lonneker
• Abraham Schonewil (59), Alkmaar
• Abraham Schoonewil (59), Alkmaar
• Berend Jan Moman (64), Hollandscheveld, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Aaltje van Lohuizen (67)

• 1964 » James Thompson, American-Finnish author († 2014)
• 1964 » Shawn Little, Canadian lawyer and politician († 2012)
• 1965 » Kang Kyung-ok, South Korean illustrator
• 1965 » Tom Tolbert, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1966 » Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, American voice actress, singer, and director
• 1966 » Olof Lundh, Swedish journalist
• 1967 » Davina McCall, English television host and actress
• 1967 » Michael Laffy, Australian footballer
• 1968 » Mark Lee, Singaporean actor and singer
• 1968 » Randall Batinkoff, American actor and producer

• 1959 » George Marshall, American general and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of Defense, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1880)
• 1959 » Minor Hall, American drummer (b. 1897)
• 1962 » Gaston Bachelard, French poet and philosopher (b. 1884)
• 1964 » Patsy Callighen, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1906)
• 1966 » George O'Hara, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1899)
• 1968 » Ellis Kinder, American baseball player (b. 1914)
• 1971 » Robin Boyd, Australian architect and educator, designed the Domain Park Flats (b. 1919)
• 1972 » Hale Boggs, American lawyer and politician (b. 1914)
• 1972 » Leo G. Carroll, English-American actor (b. 1886)
• 1972 » Nick Begich, American lawyer and politician (b. 1932)

• 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.
• May 6 » Myra Hindley and Ian Brady are sentenced to life imprisonment for the Moors murders in England.
• May 16 » The Communist Party of China issues the "May 16 Notice", marking the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.
• June 2 » Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft-land on another world.
• August 26 » The South African Border War starts with the battle at Omugulugwombashe.
• November 28 » Michel Micombero overthrows the monarchy of Burundi and makes himself the first president.
• December 5 » The musical I Do! I Do!, starring Mary Martin and Robert Preston opens at the 46th Street Theatre, in New York City, and closes on June 15, 1968, after 560 performances.

The temperature on October 16, 1966 was between 10.8 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.