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• Cornelis VERMEER, Apeldoorn († 1966)
• Johannes Adrianus Rommelse, Rotterdam, Holland († 1983)
• Ghislaine Lormans, Munsterbilzen († 1966)
• Lisa Triezenberg, Kalamazoo Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 2008)
• Caroline Lamaire, Roeselare († 2023)
• Robert Michael Cothren († 1990)
• Gerrit Pieter Looijen, Ede (GL) († 1967)

• August Joseph Duchateau (81), Maastricht, Nederland
• Catherine F. Paden Osborn [WksBu] (72), Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois
• Aaltje van Deventer (75), Vlaardingen,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Meijaard (65), 's Gravenhage
• Bernardus Alferink (79), Hellendoorn
• Boudewijn Jozef Van Der Kroon (68)
• Bernardina Theresia Berg (38), Leiden, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Adriaantje van Meeteren (90), Noordeloos
• Antonie Kamp (53), Bergen op Zoom
• Alain de Rohan-Chabot (53), Neuilly-sur-Seine, 92051, France

• 1963 » Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Cuban pianist and composer
• 1964 » Adam Carolla, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1965 » Pat Cash, Australian-English tennis player and sportscaster
• 1966 » Heston Blumenthal, English chef and author
• 1967 » Eddie McClintock, American actor
• 1967 » Paul Gascoigne, English international footballer, midfielder, coach, and manager
• 1968 » Frank Thomas, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1968 » Harun Erdenay, Turkish basketball player and coach
• 1968 » Jeff Bagwell, American baseball player and coach
• 1968 » Rebekah Brooks, English journalist

• 1953 » Jesse Burkett, American baseball player and manager (b. 1868)
• 1960 » James Montgomery Flagg, American painter and illustrator (b. 1877)
• 1963 » Grigoris Lambrakis, Greek physician and politician (b. 1912)
• 1964 » Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of India (b. 1889)
• 1967 » Ernst Niekisch, German academic and politician (b. 1889)
• 1967 » W. Otto Miessner, American composer and educator (b. 1880)
• 1969 » Jeffrey Hunter, American actor and producer (b. 1926)
• 1971 » Armando Picchi, Italian footballer and coach (b. 1935)
• 1971 » Béla Juhos, Hungarian-Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle (b. 1901)
• 1980 » Gün Sazak, Turkish agronomist and politician (b. 1932)

• 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 15 » After a policy dispute, Prime Minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ of South Vietnam's ruling junta launches a military attack on the forces of General Tôn Thất Đính, forcing him to abandon his command.
• July 18 » A racially charged incident in a bar sparks the six-day Hough riots in Cleveland, Ohio; 1,700 Ohio National Guard troops intervene to restore order.
• August 18 » Vietnam War: The Battle of Long Tan ensues after a patrol from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment clashes with a Viet Cong force in Phước Tuy Province.
• 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).
• November 13 » In response to Fatah raids against Israelis near the West Bank border, Israel launches an attack on the village of As-Samu.
• December 18 » Saturn's moon Epimetheus is discovered by astronomer Richard Walker.

The temperature on May 27, 1966 was between 7.8 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 14.0 hours of sunshine (86%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.