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• Manfred van Huffel, Hulst,, Zeeland, Nederland († 1972)
• Gijsbert Joost Hazelhoff, 's Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1987)
• catharina antonia gertruda (karin) steeghs, helden-beringe
• Kornelis Fokke Martens Fokkema, Damwoude, Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 2002)
• Wilhelmina Maria "Willemien" Dees, Zaamslag, Zeeland, Nederland († 2011)
• Hinderkien Venema, Scheemda, Groningen, Netherlands († 2007)
• Mauricio Krieger, Brasil († 1993)
• Marijke (Marijke Jantine) Schuilenburg, Leeuwarden
• Geert Vlassenroot, Aalst († 1970)
• Albert HOMMES († 2021)

• Antonius Verhagen (90), Dongen
• Arie van de Wege (24), Middelburg Nederland
• C.J. den Ouden (41), Den Helder
• Antje Joukes Melcherts (61), Arnhem, Nederland
• Adriaan Jacobus Cuvelier (61), Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Barendje van Hoff (87), Woerden
• Adriana Roos (82)
• Bertha Antonia Maria Nieskens (73), Venray
• Aaltien (Aaltje) Hoving (63), Witteveen, Nederland
• Abe Wiebes Syperda (68), IJlst, Gem. IJlst, Friesland, Nederland

• 1964 » Danny Burstein, American actor and singer
• 1965 » Michael Richard Lynch, Irish computer scientist and entrepreneur; co-founded HP Autonomy
• 1965 » Richard Madaleno, American politician
• 1966 » Jan Železný, Czech javelin thrower and coach
• 1966 » Mark Occhilupo, Australian surfer
• 1966 » Olivier Roumat, French rugby player
• 1966 » Phil Vischer, American voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, co-created VeggieTales
• 1967 » Charalambos Andreou, Cypriot footballer
• 1967 » Jürgen Klopp, German footballer and manager
• 1968 » Adam Schmitt, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer

• 1958 » Imre Nagy, Hungarian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1895)
• 1958 » Pál Maléter, Hungarian general and politician, Minister of Defence of Hungary (b. 1917)
• 1959 » George Reeves, American actor and director (b. 1914)
• 1961 » Marcel Junod, Swiss physician and anesthesiologist (b. 1904)
• 1967 » Reginald Denny, English actor (b. 1891)
• 1969 » Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, English field marshal and politician, 17th Governor General of Canada (b. 1891)
• 1970 » Brian Piccolo, American football player (b. 1943)
• 1970 » Sydney Chapman, English mathematician and geophysicist (b. 1888)
• 1971 » John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, Scottish broadcaster, co-founded BBC (b. 1889)
• 1974 » Amalie Sara Colquhoun, Australian landscape and portrait painter (b. 1894)

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.
• April 30 » The Church of Satan is formed in The Black House, San Francisco.
• May 6 » Myra Hindley and Ian Brady are sentenced to life imprisonment for the Moors murders in England.
• June 8 » The National Football League and American Football League announced a merger effective in 1970.
• August 1 » Purges of intellectuals and imperialists becomes official China policy at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.
• September 6 » Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, the architect of apartheid, is stabbed to death in Cape Town, South Africa during a parliamentary meeting.
• November 28 » Michel Micombero overthrows the monarchy of Burundi and makes himself the first president.

The temperature on June 16, 1966 was between 15.0 °C and 29.8 °C and averaged 22.5 °C. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (48%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.