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• Randy Joseph Harbaugh († 1974)
• Cameron Carl Verkaik, Alliston, Ontario, Canada († 2022)
• Johan Rorije, Zwolle († 1972)
• Joke Lomans, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2017)
• Anne MOLITORISZ, Fountain Hill, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten († 1966)
• Max von Keudell († 1966)
• Theodorus van den Bos, Zaandam († 1984)

• Andreas Karel Sillis (52), Kuurne
• Adriana Theodora van Drunen (85), Den Haag
• Anna, Maria Haan (69), Hoensbroek
• Cornelia den Held (70), Schiedam
• Adriaan Pieter Schrier (52), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Reiding (87), Drachten, gem. Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
• Angenieske Elsje van Schutterhoef (52), Utrecht
• Aaltje Koeten (77), Winkel
• Céline AILLIÉ (60), Arques,62510,Pas-de-Calais,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,FRANCE
• Anna Regina Visser (85), Amsterdam

• 1963 » Vonda Shepard, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1964 » Dominik Henzel, Czech-Swedish actor and comedian
• 1965 » Jeremy Kyle, English talk show host
• 1965 » Mo Collins, American actress, comedian and screenwriter
• 1966 » Jim Gaffigan, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1967 » Tom Kristensen, Danish race car driver
• 1968 » Jorja Fox, American actress
• 1969 » Cree Summer, American-Canadian actress
• 1969 » Joe Sakic, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1969 » Sylke Otto, German luger

• 1956 » Gottfried Benn, German author and poet (b. 1886)
• 1960 » Francis Browne, Irish priest and photographer (b. 1880)
• 1964 » Lillian Copeland, American discus thrower and shot putter (b. 1904)
• 1965 » Moshe Sharett, Ukrainian-Israeli lieutenant and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Israel (b. 1894)
• 1968 » Jo Schlesser, French race car driver (b. 1928)
• 1971 » Claude Gauvreau, Canadian poet and playwright (b. 1925)
• 1972 » Athenagoras I of Constantinople (b. 1886)
• 1973 » Max Horkheimer, German philosopher and sociologist (b. 1895)
• 1973 » Veronica Lake, American actress (b. 1922)
• 1976 » Walter Giesler, American soccer player and referee (b. 1910)

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.
• April 21 » Rastafari movement: Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Jamaica, an event now celebrated as Grounation Day.
• August 29 » Leading Egyptian thinker Sayyid Qutb is executed for plotting the assassination of President Gamal Abdel Nasser.
• September 12 » Gemini 11, the penultimate mission of NASA's Gemini program, and the current human altitude record holder (except for the Apollo lunar missions).
• November 2 » The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the United States.
• 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).
• December 18 » Saturn's moon Epimetheus is discovered by astronomer Richard Walker.

The temperature on July 7, 1966 was between 8.7 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (13%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.