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Born on Thursday February 23, 1668
- Catherine Chatillon, Saint-Génitour, Le Blanc, 36018, France
- Geertuid Luichjens, Kropswolde, Groningen, Netherlands († 1710)
- Gerrit Kornelis, Oldeboorn, Friesland, Nederland
- Geertruijt Luijchjis, Kropswolde
- Elisabeth Peeters, Dessel
- Geertruid Luichjes, Kropswolde († 1710)
- Berent Thomas, Baflo en Rasquert, Groningen, Nederland
- Geertruit Luichjes, Kropswolde, Groningen, Nederland († 1710)
- Gerrit Everts Hissinck, Voorst
- Cornelis Voltelen, Gorinchem, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1706)
Died on Thursday February 23, 1668
- Adrianus Andriers van Doren (80), Wuustwezel, Antwerpen, België
- Hille Vijt, Borculo, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anne Marguerite de la BLOCQUERIE, MARCHIN, Liège, Belgique
- Gerrit van Luchteren, Dinxperlo, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adriaentie Jochums
- Ignace Landelin le Roy (17)
- Adrianus Gijsbrecht Van Doren (78), Wuustwezel, Antwerpen, België
- Edzo Udes
- Elisabeth LEMMENS (42), Tessenderlo, Tessenderlo-Ham, Province of Limburg, Belgium
- Sibilla van Amerongen (75), Kaprijke (B)
Born on February 23
- 1539 » Henry XI of Legnica, thrice Duke of Legnica († 1588)
- 1583 » Jean-Baptiste Morin, French mathematician, astrologer, and astronomer († 1656)
- 1592 » Balthazar Gerbier, Dutch painter († 1663)
- 1633 » Samuel Pepys, English diarist and politician († 1703)
- 1646 » Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shōgun († 1709)
- 1680 » Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, Canadian politician, 2nd Colonial Governor of Louisiana († 1767)
- 1685 » George Frideric Handel, German-English organist and composer († 1759)
- 1723 » Richard Price, Welsh-English minister and philosopher († 1791)
- 1744 » Mayer Amschel Rothschild, German banker and businessman († 1812)
- 1792 » José Joaquín de Herrera, Mexican politician and general. President three times (1844–1854) († 1854)
Died on February 23
- 1526 » Diego Colón, Spanish Viceroy of the Indies (b. c. 1479)
- 1554 » Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire (b. 1515)
- 1603 » Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (b. 1519)
- 1603 » Franciscus Vieta, French mathematician (b. 1540)
- 1620 » Nicholas Fuller, English politician (b. 1543)
- 1704 » Georg Muffat, French organist and composer (b. 1653)
- 1766 » Stanisław Leszczyński, Polish king (b. 1677)
- 1781 » George Taylor, Irish-American blacksmith and politician (b. 1716)
- 1792 » Joshua Reynolds, English painter and academic (b. 1723)
- 1821 » John Keats, English poet (b. 1795)
Names that were popular for boys in 1668
Names that were popular for girls in 1668
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1668
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- August 17 » A magnitude 8.0 earthquake causes 8,000 deaths in Anatolia, Ottoman Empire.