1866 was a year in the 19th century.
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- Date Unknown: Eleven-year-old Clara Clayton comes down with diphtheria and is quarantined for three months.
- Date Unknown: Clara's father places a telescope next to her bed for her to use, which sparks her lifelong interest in astronomy and science.
- Friday, September 21: H.G. Wells, writer of The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds, is born in Bromley, Kent, England.