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Born on Saturday August 18, 1668
- Matthias Gelshorn, Hickingen, Voxtrup, Osnabrück, Niedersachsen, Deutschland
- Catharina Hollen, Leende, NL
- Anna Catharina Bornemann, Helmarshausen, Kassel, Hessen, Germany († 1716)
- Joannes Paeshuijs, Zoersel (Be)
- johannes govaerts, ulicoten
- James Hereford, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States († 1720)
- Cornelia Elisabeth BERGHMAN, Utrecht, Gemeente Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 1669)
- Magdelaine REGNARD, Ligny-le-Châtel (89 Yonne), France († 1670)
- Dirkje Cornelis Vaartjes, Oosterend (Texel, NH)
- Jenneken Jacob Peter van Eeckel, Wuustwezel (B)
Died on Saturday August 18, 1668
- Jan Alberts (74), Schildwolde
- Antonius de Roth (59)
- Cornelius DE VRIJ (63), Zoersel, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
- Petrus Lefebvre (70), Egem
- Amandus Peeters (0), Bornem, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Haye Tysses (53), Balk, Gaasterland, Friesland, Nederland
- Cathalijn de Monier
- Pierre Lefèvre (73), Pittem (Egem), West-Vlaanderen, België
- Anne de Vitry, Wavre
- Joannes Van Langenhove (56), Lebbeke, Belgie
Born on August 18
- 1587 » Virginia Dare, granddaughter of Governor John White of the Colony of Roanoke, first child born to English parents in the Americas (date of death unknown)
- 1596 » Jean Bolland, Flemish priest and hagiographer († 1665)
- 1605 » Henry Hammond, English churchman and theologian († 1660)
- 1606 » Maria Anna of Spain († 1646)
- 1629 » Agneta Horn, Swedish writer († 1672)
- 1657 » Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect and painter († 1743)
- 1685 » Brook Taylor, English mathematician and theorist († 1731)
- 1692 » Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon († 1740)
- 1700 » Baji Rao I, first Peshwa of Maratha Empire († 1740)
- 1720 » Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English politician († 1760)
Died on August 18
- 1600 » Sebastiano Montelupi, Italian businessman (b. 1516)
- 1613 » Giovanni Artusi, Italian composer and theorist (b. 1540)
- 1620 » Wanli Emperor of China (b. 1563)
- 1625 » Edward la Zouche, 11th Baron Zouche, English diplomat (b. 1556)
- 1634 » Urbain Grandier, French priest (b. 1590)
- 1642 » Guido Reni, Italian painter and educator (b. 1575)
- 1648 » Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1615)
- 1683 » Charles Hart, English actor (b. 1625)
- 1707 » William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire (b. 1640)
- 1712 » Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex (b. 1660)
Names that were popular for boys in 1668
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Joannes
- Johannes
- Willem
- Jacob
- Jean
- John
- Petrus
- Hendrik
- Jacobus
- Thomas
- Gerrit
- Johann
- Pierre
Names that were popular for girls in 1668
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Mary
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Neeltje
- Elizabeth
- Anne
- Trijntje
- Sarah
- Grietje
- Johanna
- Jeanne
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.