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• René Bernsen, Klazienaveen, Emmen († 2013)
• Eveline Dwars, Bussum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Bram Gosse Best, Zeist († 2010)
• Saskia Braam († 1993)
• Valérie DELEYE, Brest, France († 2019)
• Everdina (Efie) Verhaaf, Dodewaard († 2022)

• Christina Margaretha Fokkelman (76), Groningen
• Baukje van der Ploeg (79), Bakkeveen, Nederland
• Amadeus Aloysius Heirbaut (83), HAMME
• Cornelia Stappers (71), Den Haag
• Christian Wilhelm Bodenhausen (96), Bloemendaal
• Aaltje Labruijére (59), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Dirk Oosterbosch (44), Schoonhoven, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Petronella de Goeij (77), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Chistian Wilhem Bodenhausen (96), Bloemendaal, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aant Koonstra (54), Leeuwarden

• 1965 » Steven Blaney, Canadian businessman and politician, 5th Canadian Minister of Public Safety
• 1966 » Andy Currier, English rugby league player
• 1966 » Charlotte Dawson, New Zealand-Australian television host († 2014)
• 1966 » Dalton Grant, English high jumper
• 1966 » Evripidis Stylianidis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister for the Interior
• 1966 » Harri Rovanperä, Finnish race car driver
• 1966 » Iveta Bartošová, Czech singer and actress († 2014)
• 1966 » Mark Blundell, English race car driver
• 1966 » Mazinho, Brazilian footballer, coach, and manager
• 1966 » Robin Wright, American actress, director, producer

• 1950 » Vaslav Nijinsky, Polish dancer and choreographer (b. 1890)
• 1959 » Marios Makrionitis, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Athens (b. 1913)
• 1961 » Joseph Carrodus, Australian public servant (b. 1885)
• 1962 » Juan Belmonte, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1892)
• 1965 » Lars Hanson, Swedish actor (b. 1886)
• 1969 » Zinaida Aksentyeva, Ukrainian astronomer (b. 1900)
• 1973 » Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1881)
• 1974 » James Charles McGuigan, Canadian cardinal (b. 1894)
• 1979 » Breece D'J Pancake, American short story writer (b. 1952)
• 1981 » Omar Bradley, American general (b. 1893)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Peter
4. Hendrik
5. Robert
6. Cornelis
7. John
8. Pieter
9. Ronald
10. Paul
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.
• January 15 » The First Nigerian Republic, led by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa is overthrown in a military coup d'état.
• April 21 » Rastafari movement: Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Jamaica, an event now celebrated as Grounation Day.
• May 16 » The Communist Party of China issues the "May 16 Notice", marking the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.
• May 21 » The Ulster Volunteer Force declares war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland.
• June 8 » An F-104 Starfighter collides with XB-70 Valkyrie prototype no. 2, destroying both aircraft during a photo shoot near Edwards Air Force Base. Joseph A. Walker, a NASA test pilot, and Carl Cross, a United States Air Force test pilot, are both killed.
• November 13 » In response to Fatah raids against Israelis near the West Bank border, Israel launches an attack on the village of As-Samu.

The temperature on April 8, 1966 was between 8.4 °C and 15.5 °C and averaged 11.7 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 4.3 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (5%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.