About the day » Monday August 8, 1966Calender converter

• Monika Werner († 2003)
• Edward van der Steen, Rosmalen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1994)
• Linda Sue Brown, Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, Verenigde Staten († 2006)
• Anna Maria Veerkamp, Den Haag († 2004)
• John Alan WAGNER, Elkhart († 1966)
• Paul John Samo, Grundy Center, Grundy Country, Iowa († 2024)
• Huub Roest, Almelo († 2023)
• Harelt Inghels, Hulst († 1975)
• Gerrit Hooijer, Stoutenburg, Utrecht, Nederland († 2014)
• Berndine Frederike Lindenhovius, Leiden († 1988)

• Alexander Wilhelmus Joseph Dings (67), Tegelen,, Limburg, Nederland
• Albert Stephen Reinoehl (73), Lakeside, Clay, Florida, United States
• Cornelis Johannes Fluijt (63), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Willem Alblas (68), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alfred Thomas Smith (91), Kogarah (Sydney), New South Wales, Australië
• Beatrice Clark (73), Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky
• Cesar Willem EISMA (63), Irnsum (Rauwerderhem) Friesland Netherlands
• Adrianus Theodorus van Tilburg (60), Helmond
• Cornelis Willem Alblas (68), Schiedam
• Dirk Torensma (57), Leeuwarden (NL)

• 1964 » Anastasia M. Ashman, American blogger and author
• 1964 » Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy
• 1964 » Paul Taylor, English cricketer
• 1964 » Scott Sandelin, American ice hockey player and coach
• 1965 » Angus Fraser, English cricketer, manager, and journalist
• 1965 » Kate Langbroek, Australian talk show host
• 1966 » Chris Eubank, English boxer
• 1966 » John Hudek, American baseball player and coach
• 1967 » Marcelo Balboa, American soccer player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1968 » Yvie Burnett, Scottish soprano

• 1959 » Albert Namatjira, Australian painter (b. 1902)
• 1965 » Shirley Jackson, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1916)
• 1969 » Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer, German biologist and eugenicist (b. 1896)
• 1971 » Freddie Spencer Chapman, English lieutenant (b. 1907)
• 1973 » Vilhelm Moberg, Swedish historian and author (b. 1898)
• 1974 » Elisabeth Abegg, German anti-Nazi resistance fighter (b. 1882)
• 1975 » Cannonball Adderley, American saxophonist (b. 1928)
• 1979 » Nicholas Monsarrat, English lieutenant and author (b. 1910)
• 1980 » Paul Triquet, Canadian general, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1910)
• 1981 » Thomas McElwee, Irish republican and PIRA volunteer (b. 1957)

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.
• July 30 » England defeats West Germany to win the 1966 FIFA World Cup at Wembley Stadium after extra time.
• August 1 » Charles Whitman kills 16 people at the University of Texas at Austin before being killed by the police.
• October 4 » Basutoland becomes independent from the United Kingdom and is renamed Lesotho.
• October 9 » Vietnam War: South Korean troops commit the Binh Tai Massacre.
• October 17 » The 23rd Street Fire in New York City kills 12 firefighters.
• November 28 » Michel Micombero overthrows the monarchy of Burundi and makes himself the first president.

The temperature on August 8, 1966 was between 9.8 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 2.3 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (26%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.