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• Aartje van Oorschot, Heerjansdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Marie Leers, Padang († 1936)
• Aalt van de Beerekamp
• Anna HOEIJMAKERS, Horst, Limburg, Nederland († 1948)
• Anna Maria Margaretha Spier, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1869)
• Adriana Frederica Josephina van der Crab, Amboina (ID) († 1886)
• Adriaan de Vries, Zijpe, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1884)
• Abraham Hubregtse, Vrouwenpolder († 1870)
• Miltenburg, Bunnik († 1868)
• Angélique Maurage, Haulchin, Hainaut, Belgique († 1947)

• Alida Sijbilla Koot (60), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Annechien van der Zwaag (17), Assen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Andries van Beem (78), Ochten
• * Sophia Frederika Baars (0), Maurik, Gem. Buren, Gelderland, NL
• Adriana Maria van Ginderen (0), Wouw
• Aaltjen Klein Bloemendal (28), Holten
• * Gerrit Mastenbroek (31), Charlois
• Anthoon Arends Eyer (60), Bolsward
• Annigje Jans Wever (58), Dordrecht
• Aleida BULTHUIS (48), Losser, Nederland, Overijssel, de Lutte

• 1854 » Moritz Moszkowski, Polish-German pianist and composer († 1925)
• 1864 » Eleftherios Venizelos, Greek lawyer, jurist, and politician, 93rd Prime Minister of Greece († 1936)
• 1867 » Edgar de Wahl, Ukrainian-Estonian linguist and academic († 1948)
• 1868 » Edgar Lee Masters, American lawyer, author, poet, and playwright († 1950)
• 1872 » Tanguturi Prakasam, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Andhra († 1957)
• 1875 » Eugene Lanceray, Russian painter and sculptor († 1946)
• 1875 » William Eccles, English physicist and engineer († 1966)
• 1877 » István Medgyaszay, Hungarian architect and academic († 1959)
• 1880 » Alexander Grin, Russian sailor and author († 1932)
• 1883 » Jonathan M. Wainwright, American general, Medal of Honor recipient († 1953)

• 1813 » Alexander Wilson (ornithologist), Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, and illustrator (b. 1766)
• 1819 » Oliver Hazard Perry, American commander (b. 1785)
• 1831 » August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Prussian field marshal (b. 1760)
• 1831 » Ferenc Kazinczy, Hungarian author and poet (b. 1759)
• 1853 » Alexander Calder, American lawyer and politician (b. 1806)
• 1867 » Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy, French poet and author (b. 1796)
• 1892 » Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazilian field marshal and politician, 1st President of Brazil (b. 1827)
• 1900 » Kuroda Kiyotaka, Japanese general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1840)
• 1924 » Heinrich Berté, Slovak-Austrian composer (b. 1856)
• 1926 » Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (b. 1895)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Dirk
12. Adrianus
13. Arie
14. Klaas
15. Hendrikus
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Catharina
7. Adriana
8. Hendrika
9. Wilhelmina
10. Grietje
11. Aaltje
12. Neeltje
13. Antje
14. Trijntje
15. Petronella
16. Elizabeth

• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
• From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
• The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
• February 24 » Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate.
• May 26 » The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson ends with his acquittal by one vote.
• June 10 » Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia is assassinated.
• September 23 » Grito de Lares ("Lares Revolt") occurs in Puerto Rico against Spanish rule.
• November 4 » Camagüey, Cuba, revolts against Spain during the Ten Years' War.
• December 11 » Paraguayan War: Brazilian troops defeat Paraguayan at the Battle of Avay.

The temperature on August 23, 1868 was about 13.6 °C. There was 10 mm of rain. The air pressure was 17 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%.