About the day » Friday December 16, 1966Calender converter

• Giovanni Schumans, Geleen, Limburg, Nederland († 1967)
• Sietske Nijborg, Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Raymond Peter John van den Berg, Doetinchem
• Noleen Ann LEADER, Klerksdorp-Transvaal-SA,, France († 2013)
• WOLLY BEISHUIZEN, WAGENBORG († 2011)
• Johannes Franciscus Antonius Regina van den Heuvel, Veghel († 1967)
• Michiel Johannes Maria Marree, Linschoten, Utrecht, Nederland

• Anna Benjamins Brik (65)
• Albert BOS (78), hardenberg
• Arthur Roets (85), Maldegem
• Anna Sijs (80), Heiloo
• Boke Algra (73), Garijp
• Areke Klop (62), Rotterdam
• Berendina Bernarda Schimmel (89), Doetinchem
• Albert Bos (78), Hardenberg
• Antonia Maria Landsbergen (58), Baarn
• * Jelle Weima (85), Delft

• 1964 » Heike Drechsler, German sprinter and long jumper
• 1964 » John Kirwan, New Zealand rugby player and coach
• 1965 » Chris Jones, American baseball player and manager
• 1965 » Melanie Sloan, American lawyer and activist
• 1966 » Clifford Robinson, American basketball player
• 1966 » Dennis Wise, English footballer and manager
• 1966 » Paul McGinley, Irish golfer
• 1967 » Donovan Bailey, Canadian sprinter and sportscaster
• 1967 » Indrek Kaseorg, Estonian decathlete
• 1967 » Miranda Otto, Australian actress

• 1956 » Nina Hamnett, Welsh painter and author (b. 1890)
• 1961 » Hans Rebane, Estonian journalist and politician, 8th Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1882)
• 1965 » W. Somerset Maugham, British playwright, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1874)
• 1968 » Futabayama Sadaji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 35th Yokozuna (b. 1912)
• 1968 » Muhammad Suheimat, Jordanian general and politician (b. 1916)
• 1969 » Alphonse Castex, French rugby union player (b. 1899)
• 1969 » Soe Hok Gie, Indonesian activist and academic (b. 1942)
• 1970 » Oscar Lewis, American anthropologist of Latin America (b. 1914)
• 1974 » Kostas Varnalis, Greek poet and playwright (b. 1884)
• 1976 » Réal Caouette, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1917)

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.
• March 4 » A Canadian Pacific Air Lines DC-8-43 explodes on landing at Tokyo International Airport, killing 64 people.
• July 1 » The first color television transmission in Canada takes place from Toronto.
• July 15 » Vietnam War: The United States and South Vietnam begin Operation Hastings to push the North Vietnamese out of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone.
• September 9 » The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act is signed into law by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.
• November 4 » The Arno River floods Florence, Italy, to a maximum depth of 6.7m (22ft), leaving thousands homeless and destroying millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. Also Venice was submerged on the same day at its record all-time acqua alta of 194cm (76in).
• December 27 » The Cave of Swallows, the largest known cave shaft in the world, is discovered in Aquismón, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

The temperature on December 16, 1966 was between 0.7 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain during 4.2 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.