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March 15, 1966Born on Wednesday March 16, 1966
- Peggy Lee Ruis, Kandiyohi County, MN
- Anne Hilde IJSSELMUIDEN, Nijmegen,, Gelderland, Nederland († 2024)
- Tonny Spek († 1966)
- johannes gertrudis maria (johan) hunnekens, helden-beringe
- N N Goettsch, Meppel († 1966)
- Jolanda Kaptein, Urk († 2013)
- John Daniel Estrada, Wilson County, Texas, Verenigde Staten († 1969)
- Marguerite van der Houwen († 2003)
- Remco Bakker, Rotterdam Nederland
- NN Blom
Died on Wednesday March 16, 1966
- Aaltje Orsel (77)
- Aagje de Ruiter (80), Rotterdam
- Anje Klaassens (92), Leek, Groningen, Nederland
- Adrianus de Quaasteniet (79), 's Gravenhage
- Bernardus Wägener (82), Noordwijkerhout
- Areke Vermeulen (81), Rotterdam
- Andries Oprel (61), Rotterdam, Nederland
- Adriana Cornelia van Pelt (72), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Margaretha Mathilda Kulcker (80), Rotterdam Hillegersberg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antonius Kooijmans (0), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 16, 1966 at Delpher
- De waarheid
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- Friese koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Friesland en aangrenzende gebieden
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- Limburgsch dagblad
- Gereformeerd gezinsblad / hoofdred. P. Jongeling
- De tijd : dagblad voor Nederland
- De Telegraaf
Born on March 16
- 1965 » Cindy Brown, American basketball player
- 1965 » Cristiana Reali, Italian-Brazilian actress
- 1965 » Mark Carney, Canadian-English economist and banker
- 1965 » Steve Armstrong, American wrestler
- 1966 » Chrissy Redden, Canadian cross-country cyclist
- 1967 » Heidi Zurbriggen, Swiss alpine skier
- 1967 » John Darnielle, American musician and novelist
- 1967 » Lauren Graham, American actress and producer
- 1967 » Ronnie McCoury, American bluegrass mandolin player, singer and songwriter
- 1967 » Tracy Bonham, American singer and violinist
Died on March 16
- 1961 » Chen Geng, Chinese general and politician (b. 1903)
- 1961 » Václav Talich, Czech violinist and conductor (b. 1883)
- 1963 » Laura Adams Armer, American author and photographer (b. 1874)
- 1965 » Alice Herz, German activist (b. 1882)
- 1967 » Thomas MacGreevy, Irish poet (b. 1893)
- 1968 » Gunnar Ekelöf, Swedish poet and translator (b. 1907)
- 1968 » Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Italian-American pianist and composer (b. 1895)
- 1970 » Tammi Terrell, American singer (b. 1945)
- 1971 » Bebe Daniels, American actress (b. 1901)
- 1971 » Thomas E. Dewey, American lawyer and politician, 47th Governor of New York (b. 1902)
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 5 » BOAC Flight 911, a Boeing 707 aircraft, breaks apart in mid-air due to clear-air turbulence and crashes into Mount Fuji, Japan, killing all 124 people on board.
- 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.
- October 14 » The city of Montreal begins the operation of its underground Montreal Metro rapid transit system.
- November 11 » NASA launches Gemini 12.
- November 24 » Bulgarian TABSO Flight 101 crashes near Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, killing all 82 people on board.
- 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 weather on Wednesday March 16, 1966
The temperature on March 16, 1966 was between -0.2 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 5.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI