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Born on Sunday October 2, 1768
- Antje Volger, Bergen
- Antonius Rozendaal, Rossum, Gelderland, Nederland
- Aaltje Hunze, Beilen († 1804)
- Anna Maria Kuehlne, Heimsheim, Leonberg, Württemberg, Germany († 1818)
- Agatha Arisse van Schagen, Hillegom
- Abraham van Leeuwen, Abbenbroek († 1852)
- Albertus Bakker, Steenwijk, Overijssel, Nederland († 1848)
- Anna Cornelia Van den Broeck, Vorselaar,, Antwerpen, België
- Andreas SNOEIJS, Onbekend,,NEDERLAND, Ginneken, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adrianus Verbogt, Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1850)
Died on Sunday October 2, 1768
- Hermann Arnold VON VITTINGHOFF GEN. SCHELL ZU SCHELLENBERG (67)
- Aafke Fokkes (43)
- Antie GEERTS (4), Gerkesklooster, Achtkarspelen, Fryslân, Nederland
- Pieter Booij, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Juliana Wrigand (47), Wenckbach
- Marijtje Meijerts Veldmuijs (33), Texel
- Otto Manderup Graaf van Rantzau-Brahesborg (49)
- Christofel Debrunner (77)
- Jacobus Verbaenen (63), Ekeren
- Nathaniel Seaver (70), Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Born on October 2
- 1704 » František Tůma, Czech organist and composer († 1774)
- 1718 » Elizabeth Montagu, English author and critic († 1800)
- 1727 » Ignaz Schiffermüller, Austrian entomologist and academic († 1806)
- 1768 » William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, English general and politician († 1854)
- 1798 » Charles Albert, King of Sardinia (1831–49) († 1849)
- 1800 » Nat Turner, American slave and uprising leader († 1831)
- 1815 » James Agnew, Northern Irish-Australian politician, 16th Premier of Tasmania († 1901)
- 1821 » Alexander P. Stewart, American general († 1908)
- 1824 » Henry C. Lord, American businessman († 1884)
- 1828 » Charles Floquet, French lawyer and politician, 55th Prime Minister of France († 1896)
Died on October 2
- 1709 » Ivan Mazepa, Ukrainian diplomat (b. 1639)
- 1724 » François-Timoléon de Choisy, French historian and author (b. 1644)
- 1746 » Josiah Burchett, English admiral and politician (b. 1666)
- 1764 » William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1720)
- 1775 » Fukuda Chiyo-ni, Japanese nun and poet (b. 1703)
- 1780 » John André, English soldier (b. 1750)
- 1782 » Charles Lee, English-born American general (b. 1732)
- 1786 » Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, English admiral and politician (b. 1725)
- 1803 » Samuel Adams, American philosopher and politician, 4th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1722)
- 1804 » Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, French engineer (b. 1725)
Names that were popular for boys in 1768
- Jan
- Pieter
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Dirk
- Klaas
- John
- Leendert
Names that were popular for girls in 1768
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Marie
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Trijntje
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Grietje
- Antje
- Adriana
- Elizabeth
- Aaltje
- Neeltje
- Mary
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1768
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- April 4 » In London, Philip Astley stages the first modern circus.
- June 21 » James Otis Jr. offends the King and Parliament in a speech to the Massachusetts General Court.
- August 26 » Captain James Cook sets sail from England on board HMSEndeavour.
- November 5 » Treaty of Fort Stanwix, the purpose of which is to adjust the boundary line between Indian lands and white settlements set forth in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 in the Thirteen Colonies.
- December 1 » The former slave ship Fredensborg sinks off Tromøya in Norway.
- December 28 » King Taksin's coronation achieved through conquest as a king of Thailand and established Thonburi as a capital.
Weather October 2, 1768
The temperature on October 2, 1768 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: helder. Special wheather fenomena: veel dauw.