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• Adriana Breedveld († 1793)
• Abraham de Bruijn, Utrecht († 1831)
• Gerrit Hindriks, Woltersum
• Aagje Pieterdr Tol, Warmenhuizen, Noord Holland († 1827)
• Amos Boorn, Oblong, Dutchess, New York, Verenigde Staten († 1837)
• Aaltje Heimerichs KRAGT, Mastebroek († 1770)
• Aaltje Heimerich, Mastenbroek, Overijssel, Nederland († 1770)
• Abraham Peek, Albany (Albany County, New York, VS) († 1858)
• Abraham van der Wilk, Warmond
• Albertje de Wilde, Amersfoort († 1840)

• Cornelis Johannes van Rooijen (73), Cape Town, South Africa
• Henri Jacques LAVAL (32), Bailonville, Marche en Famenne, Luxembourg, Belgique
• Karel Hendrik van Gfug (58), Pribor (Freiberg in Mähren), Moravië, Tsjechië
• Johannes Glöser (0), Dodenau, Kreis Frankenberg
• Aafje Crelis van Zanen (79), Westzaan
• Dingena SOMERS (30), Bergen op Zoom, 3315, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Claasje Heimerich (7)
• Jonathan Chadwick (77), Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
• Anna (Sara) Snarenbergh (81), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Dingena Somers (30), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1698 » Pierre Louis Maupertuis, French mathematician and philosopher († 1759)
• 1708 » Frederick Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth († 1769)
• 1714 » Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher and academic († 1762)
• 1744 » Elbridge Gerry, American merchant and politician, 5th Vice President of the United States († 1814)
• 1763 » John Jacob Astor, German-American businessman and philanthropist († 1848)
• 1774 » John Wilbur, American minister and theologian († 1856)
• 1797 » Paul Delaroche, French painter and academic († 1856)
• 1823 » Leander Clark, American businessman, judge, and politician († 1910)
• 1831 » Xianfeng Emperor of China († 1861)
• 1837 » Joseph-Alfred Mousseau, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 7th Secretary of State for Canada († 1886)

• 1704 » Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer (b. 1657)
• 1709 » Robert Bolling, English planter and merchant (b. 1646)
• 1725 » Thomas King, English and British soldier, MP for Queenborough, lieutenant-governor of Sheerness (b. before 1660?).
• 1762 » Peter III of Russia (b. 1728)
• 1790 » Adam Smith, Scottish economist and philosopher (b. 1723)
• 1791 » Martin Dobrizhoffer, Austrian missionary and author (b. 1717)
• 1793 » Charlotte Corday, French murderer (b. 1768)
• 1794 » John Roebuck, English chemist and businessman (b. 1718)
• 1845 » Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1764)
• 1871 » Karl Tausig, Polish virtuoso pianist, arranger and composer (b. 1841)

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. Mary

• 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.
• 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.
• 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 10 » The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is published.

The temperature on July 17, 1768 was about 16.0 °C. There was 66 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder regen donker.