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• Jacoba Johanna Tol, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Riemke Jantje Merkus, Beetgum († 2008)
• Anne Maria Kersbergen, Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1995)
• Kenneth Dale Walker, Amarillo TX († 1986)
• Jacob Lolkes Visser, Aldwald (Oudwoude),Kollumerland,Fryslan,Nederland († 2005)
• Kelly Jo Schult, Maynard, Fayette County, Iowa († 1966)
• Gerdie Donga († 2018)
• Gerrit Jansen, Wezep
• Martin van Zutphen, Haarlem, NHO, Nederland († 2007)
• Jolanda Kooiman († 1966)

• Aafien Koster (86), Ten Boer
• Afke Kingma (88), Haarlem
• Cornelis Genderen van (55)
• Antonia Petronella Sonnevelt (63)
• Anne Marie Bormans (61), Herent, België
• Aaffien Koster (86), Ten Boer
• Catharina Helena Bijnen (44)
• Afke Lieuwes Kingma (88), haarlem
• Ben H. Flikkema (79), Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
• Berdena Groteboer (86), Fillmore, Minnesota, United States

• 1964 » Denis Mandarino, Brazilian guitarist, composer, and painter
• 1964 » Leslie O'Neal, American football player
• 1964 » Ronnie Harmon, American football player
• 1965 » Huang Zhihong, Chinese shot putter
• 1965 » Norman Whiteside, Northern Irish footballer and manager
• 1965 » Owen Hart, Canadian wrestler († 1999)
• 1965 » Reuben Davis, American football player
• 1967 » Adam Price, Danish chef and screenwriter
• 1967 » Joe Rice, American colonel and politician
• 1967 » Martin Bryant, Australian mass murderer

• 1943 » Fethi Okyar, Turkish colonel and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1880)
• 1946 » Herbert Macaulay, Nigerian journalist and politician (b. 1864)
• 1951 » Warner Baxter, American actor (b. 1889)
• 1958 » Mihkel Lüdig, Estonian organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1880)
• 1967 » Margaret Larkin, American writer and poet (b. 1899)
• 1976 » Alison Uttley, English children's book writer (b. 1884)
• 1978 » Mort Weisinger, American journalist and author (b. 1915)
• 1986 » Haldun Taner, Turkish playwright and author (b. 1915)
• 1987 » Colin Blakely, Northern Irish actor (b. 1930)
• 1987 » Paul Popham, American soldier and activist, co-founded Gay Men's Health Crisis (b. 1941)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Peter
4. Hendrik
5. Robert
6. Cornelis
7. John
8. Pieter
9. Paul
10. Ronald
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 17 » Palomares incident: A B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, killing seven airmen, and dropping three 70-kiloton nuclear bombs near the town of Palomares and another one into the sea.
• July 15 » Vietnam War: The United States and South Vietnam begin Operation Hastings to push the North Vietnamese out of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone.
• 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.
• 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.
• December 26 » The first Kwanzaa is celebrated by Maulana Karenga, the chair of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach.

The temperature on May 7, 1966 was between 3.8 °C and 15.5 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (40%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.