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• Ronny François Rolis († 2021)
• Cornelis van den Dool, Middelburg († 1971)
• Claudia Snoek († 2011)
• Luiz Fernando Pyl, Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brasil († 2001)
• Levenloos geboren kind Schrier, Goes, Zeeland, Nederland († 1966)
• Erik Vandergeeten (Vandergeten), Sint-Truiden, België († 2025)
• Scott Michael Tazelaar
• Cynthia Ilona Tork, Loosduinen, Nederland († 2023)
• Maria Rohaan, rijssen
• Frits Jacob SPRONG, utrecht († 1983)

• Aaltjo Dreise (79), 't Zand
• Anna Maria Baake (10), Delden
• Antonius Henricus Jozef Moes (70), Amsterdam
• Aaltje Perdok (78), Oosterbroek, Groningen, Nederland
• Alouisius Arts (75), Bladel
• Berend Grutter (81), Amsterdam
• Anna Maria Adriana Steemers (87), Arnhem
• Allardus Jannes Peddemors (55), apeldoorn
• Addie Estella Rentfro Neff (85), Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, Verenigde Staten
• Anna Maria Adriana Steemers (87), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1961 » Andy Taylor, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1961 » Des Hasler, Australian rugby league player and coach
• 1961 » Liu Kang, Chinese footballer and manager († 2013)
• 1962 » John Balance, English singer-songwriter († 2004)
• 1964 » Bebeto, Brazilian footballer and manager
• 1964 » Christopher Eccleston, English actor
• 1965 » Dave Lombardo, Cuban-American drummer
• 1967 » Keith Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1968 » Warren Ellis, English author and screenwriter
• 1970 » Angelo Peruzzi, Italian footballer and manager

• 1944 » Dadasaheb Phalke, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1870)
• 1957 » Josef Hofmann, Polish-American pianist and composer (b. 1876)
• 1961 » Dazzy Vance, American baseball player (b. 1891)
• 1967 » Smiley Burnette, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1911)
• 1974 » John Garand, Canadian-American engineer, designed the M1 Garand Rifle(b. 1888)
• 1975 » Morgan Taylor, American hurdler and coach (b. 1903)
• 1977 » Janani Luwum, bishop, Church of Uganda, martyr (b. c.1922)
• 1977 » Rózsa Péter, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1905)
• 1980 » Erich Hückel, German physicist and chemist (b. 1895)
• 1984 » M. A. G. Osmani, Bangladeshi general (b. 1918)

• 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 30 » Former Congolese Prime Minister, Évariste Kimba, and several other politicians are publicly executed in Kinshasa on the orders of President Joseph Mobutu.
• June 13 » The United States Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them.
• July 1 » The first color television transmission in Canada takes place from Toronto.
• August 26 » The South African Border War starts with the battle at Omugulugwombashe.
• October 21 » A colliery spoil tip collapses on the village of Aberfan in Wales, killing 144 people, mostly schoolchildren.
• December 8 » The Greek ship SSHeraklion sinks in a storm in the Aegean Sea, killing over 200.

The temperature on February 16, 1966 was between -3.8 °C and 1.5 °C and averaged -1.3 °C. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (38%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.