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• Aaltje Gerritze Koudeijs, Driebergen, Utrecht, NL († 1818)
• Adriana GUYS, Sliedrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1810)
• adriana lugthart, middelharnis (goeree overflakkee) († 1812)
• Andreas Roffers, Horst, Limburg, Nederland († 1777)
• Amerik van der Keijl, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Pijnappels, Uden († 1780)
• Hendrik de Beer, Enschot († 1847)
• Aaltje Krijnsdr Stok, Zwijndrecht, ZH, Nederland († 1841)
• Adrianus GAAL, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1849)
• Anna Sophia Jansen van Rensburg, Tulbagh, Breede River DC, Western Cape, South Africa († 1842)

• Engeltje Cornelis Smit
• Barbara (Berbel) (Focque, Fockée) Fokké (55)
• Aagje van Bourgoigne (van Bourgondiën) (69), Hillegom, Nederland
• Arie Cornelisz de Regt (2), Spijkenisse, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arie Cornelisz De REGT (2)
• Cornelius Antonii van de Water (0), Venraij
• claartje pietersdr BLOM (34)
• Gerrit Cornelis(sen) (39), Vaassen
• Aagje Florisdr. van Bourgondiën (69), Hillegom, ZH, Nederland
• Albert Louwesz Weerstand (0), Urk

• 1720 » William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1764)
• 1735 » Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter and politician († 1811)
• 1737 » Edward Gibbon, English historian and politician († 1794)
• 1745 » Carl Stamitz, German violinist and composer († 1801)
• 1753 » Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican priest and rebel leader († 1811)
• 1786 » John Vianney, French priest and saint († 1859)
• 1815 » Edward Tompkins, American lawyer and politician († 1872)
• 1818 » Samuel Leonard Tilley, Canadian pharmacist and politician, 3rd Premier of New Brunswick († 1896)
• 1821 » William Henry Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist († 1885)
• 1824 » William Walker, American physician, lawyer, journalist and mercenary († 1860)

• 1766 » Samuel Chandler, English minister and author (b. 1693)
• 1773 » Ali Bey al-Kabir, Egyptian sultan (b. 1728)
• 1781 » Richard Jago, English priest and poet (b. 1715)
• 1782 » Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1699)
• 1785 » Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, French general and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1719)
• 1785 » Pietro Longhi, Italian painter (b. 1701)
• 1788 » Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1723)
• 1794 » Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist and biologist (b. 1743)
• 1819 » Kamehameha I, king of the Hawaiian Islands
• 1822 » John Stark, American general (b. 1728)

1. Jan
2. Pieter
3. Cornelis
4. Joannes
5. Johannes
6. Hendrik
7. Willem
8. Petrus
9. Jacob
10. Gerrit
11. Jacobus
12. Jean
13. Dirk
14. Klaas
15. John
16. Leendert

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

• 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.
• May 10 » Rioting occurs in London after John Wilkes is imprisoned for writing an article for The North Briton severely criticizing King George III.
• 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.
• December 1 » The former slave ship Fredensborg sinks off Tromøya in Norway.

The temperature on May 8, 1768 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: dampig.