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• Johannes Elisabeth Joseph van den Beucken, Maastricht († 1984)
• Arnjan Zwerver, Amsterdam
• Hetty Erica Kusters, Buren (GL) († 2023)
• Annelies Genot, amsterdam, Nederland († 2014)
• Andrine Cornelia Rovers, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Kristina Ostermeier, Hannover († 2000)
• Franciscus Marinus Vader, Auckland (Nieuw-Zeeland) († 1968)
• OG van Beelen, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1966)
• Edgar Schouten, Schiedam († 2018)
• Hendrina Haerkens, Nijmegen († 2003)

• Billy Edwin Gipson (23), Vietnam
• Bernardus Johannes Vuijsters (87), Oisterwijk,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aaltje JONGEDIJK (53)
• Dirk Blokpoel (67), 's Gravenhage
• Charles Theodoor Stork (73), Alpine (Texas), Verenigde Staten
• Aleida Francisca Straatsma (71), Brunssum
• Antoon Janssen (74), Roermond
• Alida Jantina Krooder (78), Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Christoffel Sentse (52), Goes, Zeeland, Nederland
• Charles Theodoor Stork (73), Alpine (Texas), Verenigde Staten

• 1964 » Karl Sanders, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1964 » Lisa Cholodenko, American director and screenwriter
• 1965 » Alfie Turcotte, American ice hockey player
• 1965 » Michael E. Brown, American astronomer and author
• 1965 » Sandrine Piau, French soprano
• 1967 » Joe DeLoach, American sprinter
• 1967 » Matt Bullard, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1967 » Ray Lankford, American baseball player
• 1967 » Ron Livingston, American actor
• 1968 » Ed Vaizey, English lawyer and politician, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries

• 1934 » Emily Dobson, Australian philanthropist (b. 1842)
• 1934 » William Holman, English-Australian politician, 19th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1871)
• 1947 » Nils Olaf Chrisander, Swedish-American actor and director (b. 1884)
• 1967 » Arthur Biram, Israeli philologist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1878)
• 1967 » Harry Brown, Australian public servant (b. 1878)
• 1993 » Conway Twitty, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1933)
• 1996 » Acharya Kuber Nath Rai, Indian poet and scholar (b. 1933)
• 1997 » J. Anthony Lukas, American journalist and author (b. 1933)
• 1998 » Jeanette Nolan, American actress (b. 1911)
• 1998 » Sam Yorty, American soldier and politician, 37th Mayor of Los Angeles (b. 1909)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Peter
4. Hendrik
5. Robert
6. Cornelis
7. John
8. Paul
9. Ronald
10. Pieter
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.
• February 14 » Australian currency is decimalized.
• March 4 » In an interview in the London Evening Standard, The Beatles' John Lennon declares that the band is "more popular than Jesus now".
• April 21 » Rastafari movement: Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Jamaica, an event now celebrated as Grounation Day.
• May 16 » The Communist Party of China issues the "May 16 Notice", marking the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.
• 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.

The temperature on June 5, 1966 was between 11.0 °C and 21.7 °C and averaged 16.7 °C. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (47%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.