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• Greetje van Tienhoven, Hoogvliet, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Petronella Johanna Cornelia Graumans, Eindhoven († 1991)
• Nelly Hendrika Kroon, Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2004)
• Desirée Terreehorst († 1966)
• Anne van der Laan
• bert jan Velten, enter
• Jos Schering († 2021)
• Dawn Dona Sherren, Charlottetown, Queens Co., Prince Edward Island, Canada († 2020)
• Jolanda van Niersen, Elburg (Gld Nederland) († 2012)
• Walram d' Harcourt († 1966)

• Aurelia Várady (81), Palma-de-Mallorca, Mallorca
• Caladonia ''Doney'' Ellen Johnson (79), Henry co., Indiana-Shirley
• Arie Jacob Biever (69), Den Haag, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Albert Richard Tippett (84)
• Albert Willemsen (93)
• Bregje Varkevisser (77), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Cornelis De Kock (62), Emmeloord
• Aaltje Pomstra (79), Groningen, NL-GR
• Annie van Dorp (49)
• Anna van Dorp (49), Vlaardingen

• 1962 » Maia Morgenstern, Romanian actress
• 1962 » Ted Sundquist, American football player, coach, and manager
• 1964 » Yvonne van Gennip, Dutch speed skater
• 1966 » Olaf Thon, German footballer and manager
• 1967 » Tim McGraw, American singer-songwriter and actor
• 1968 » D'arcy Wretzky, American bass player and singer
• 1968 » Oliver Bierhoff, German footballer and manager
• 1969 » Billy Owens, American basketball player
• 1969 » Mary Lou McDonald, Irish politician
• 1969 » Wes Anderson, American director, producer, and screenwriter

• 1956 » LeRoy Samse, American pole vaulter (b. 1883)
• 1960 » Charles Holden, English architect, designed the Bristol Central Library (b. 1875)
• 1963 » Lope K. Santos, Filipino lawyer and politician (b. 1879)
• 1965 » Spike Jones, American singer and bandleader (b. 1911)
• 1968 » Harold Nicolson, English author and politician (b. 1886)
• 1968 » Jack Adams, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (b. 1895)
• 1970 » Yi Un, Korean prince (b. 1897)
• 1973 » Asger Jorn, Danish painter and sculptor (b. 1914)
• 1976 » Alexandros Panagoulis, Greek poet and politician (b. 1939)
• 1976 » T. R. M. Howard, American surgeon and activist (b. 1908)

• 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.
• February 28 » A NASA T-38 Talon crashes into the McDonnell Aircraft factory while attempting a poor-visibility landing at Lambert Field, St. Louis, killing astronauts Elliot See and Charles Bassett.
• March 17 » Off the coast of Spain in the Mediterranean, the DSVAlvin submarine finds a missing American hydrogen bomb.
• July 24 » Michael Pelkey makes the first BASE jump from El Capitan along with Brian Schubert. Both came out with broken bones. BASE jumping has now been banned from El Cap.
• July 30 » England defeats West Germany to win the 1966 FIFA World Cup at Wembley Stadium after extra time.
• August 10 » The Heron Road Bridge collapses while being built, killing nine workers in the deadliest construction accident in both Ottawa and Ontario.
• November 28 » Michel Micombero overthrows the monarchy of Burundi and makes himself the first president.

The temperature on May 1, 1966 was between 8.5 °C and 23.7 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 13.4 hours of sunshine (90%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.