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March 25, 1768Born on Saturday March 26, 1768
- Elisabeth Salu, Berg
- Ermina Jansen (Harmzen), Zelhem (Bronckhorst)
- Abraham Johannes Beun, Leyden († 1814)
- Abraham Johannes Beun, Leiden († 1814)
- Adrianus SNIJDERS, Waspik
- Gertrud Streithof, Berleburg, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Gertrudis Giesen, Venray, Limburg, Nederland († 1822)
- Elisabeth Virinckx, Lubbeek
- Anna Christina van Calcar, Goor {OV} († 1827)
- (Johanna) (Susanna) Hiebels (Ibels, Iebels, Libes), Hoek († 1834)
Died on Saturday March 26, 1768
- Jan van der Meulen (58)
- Cornelis Andriessen Heijnen, Wouw(Vroenhout)
- Jan Paulusz Henssen (2), Amerongen
- Jacques RABALLAND (56), Notre-Dame-de-Monts, 85690, France
- Gosewijn Kleijwegh (0), Maasland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Jean Legrand (69), Puy Rageaud, Fresselines, 23087, France
- Jan Schellings (37)
- Crelis Hendriks Monster, Oud-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, Nederland
- Andries Gijsberts Vergeer (58), Lange Linschoten
- Jan Barends (Beerns) Odink (Oding) (70), Jelsum, Leeuwarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 26, 1768 at Delpher
Born on March 26
- 1687 » Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, queen consort of Prussia († 1757)
- 1698 » Prokop Diviš, Czech priest, scientist and inventor († 1765)
- 1749 » William Blount, American politician († 1800)
- 1753 » Benjamin Thompson, American-French physicist and politician, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies († 1814)
- 1773 » Nathaniel Bowditch, American mathematician and navigator († 1838)
- 1794 » Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, German painter († 1872)
- 1804 » David Humphreys Storer, American physician and academic († 1891)
- 1824 » Julie-Victoire Daubié, French journalist († 1874)
- 1829 » Théodore Aubanel, French poet († 1886)
- 1842 » Alexandre Saint-Yves d'Alveydre, French occultist († 1909)
Died on March 26
- 1679 » Johannes Schefferus, Swedish historian and author (b. 1621)
- 1697 » Godfrey McCulloch, Scottish politician (b. 1640)
- 1726 » John Vanbrugh, English playwright and architect, designed Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard (b. 1664)
- 1772 » Charles Pinot Duclos, French author and politician (b. 1704)
- 1776 » Samuel Ward, American jurist and politician, 31st Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island (b. 1725)
- 1780 » Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (b. 1713)
- 1793 » John Mudge, English physician and engineer (b. 1721)
- 1797 » James Hutton, Scottish geologist and physician (b. 1726)
- 1814 » Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, French physician and politician (b. 1738)
- 1827 » Ludwig van Beethoven, German pianist and composer (b. 1770)
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)
- February 29 » Polish nobles form the Bar Confederation.
- 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.
Weather March 26, 1768
The temperature on March 26, 1768 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: donker omtrent helder.