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• Elisabeth Christina van der Bom, Amsterdam
• Louwrina Onderwater
• Adércio João Schmitz, Antonio Carlos, Santa Catarina, Brasil († 1994)
• Ronnie Diertens († 1966)
• Cornelis Henricus Franciscus van Knegsel († 1967)
• Johan Jan Hendrik van 't Holt, Loozen († 1966)
• Evert Jurgen Oudkerk († 1991)

• Dirk Drommel (83), Zandvoort
• Anna Theodora Adriana Ruigrok (48), Sittard
• Abe Hofstra (67), Leeuwarden
• Bertha Eugenia Sabbe (61), Ingelmunster,West-Vlaanderen,Belgie
• Adriana Petronella Boumans, ........
• Douwe Kornelis de Vries (46), Amersfoort, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anke Pieters Stobbe (58), Raamsdonksveer
• Anna Theadora Adriana Ruigrok (48), Sittard, LB, Nederland
• Abe Jacobs Hofstra (67), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
• Catharina Cornelia Maria Limonard (72), Tilburg

• 1964 » Gary Suter, American ice hockey player and scout
• 1964 » Jean-Luc Delarue, French television host and producer († 2012)
• 1964 » Kathryn Parminter, Baroness Parminter, English politician
• 1965 » Claude Bourbonnais, Canadian race car driver
• 1965 » Richard Lumsden, English actor, writer, composer and musician
• 1965 » Uwe Krupp, German ice hockey player and coach
• 1966 » Adrienne Shelly, American actress, director, and screenwriter († 2006)
• 1966 » Hope Sandoval, American singer-songwriter and musician
• 1967 » Janez Lapajne, Slovenian director and producer
• 1967 » John Limniatis, Greek-Canadian footballer and manager

• 1947 » Emil Seidel, American politician, Mayor of Milwaukee (b. 1864)
• 1962 » Volfgangs Dārziņš, Latvian composer, pianist and music critic (b. 1906)
• 1964 » Stuart Davis, American painter and academic (b. 1892)
• 1968 » Tony Hancock, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)
• 1969 » Frank King, American cartoonist (b. 1883)
• 1969 » Willy Ley, German-American historian and author (b. 1906)
• 1976 » Minor White, American photographer, critic, and academic (b. 1908)
• 1978 » Robert Charroux, French author and critic (b. 1909)
• 1980 » V. V. Giri, Indian lawyer and politician, 4th President of India (b. 1894)
• 1984 » Clarence Campbell, Canadian businessman (b. 1905)

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.
• February 26 » Apollo program: Launch of AS-201, the first flight of the Saturn IB rocket
• 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.
• June 8 » The National Football League and American Football League announced a merger effective in 1970.
• July 8 » King Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng of Burundi is deposed by his son Prince Charles Ndizi.
• August 16 » Vietnam War: The House Un-American Activities Committee begins investigations of Americans who have aided the Viet Cong. The committee intends to introduce legislation making these activities illegal. Anti-war demonstrators disrupt the meeting and 50 people are arrested.
• September 6 » Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, the architect of apartheid, is stabbed to death in Cape Town, South Africa during a parliamentary meeting.

The temperature on June 24, 1966 was between 10.2 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 8.8 hours of sunshine (53%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.