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• Emanuel Ernst Erdmann van Anhalt-Köthen Prins van Plessau († 1808)
• Eva Dorothea Durian, Besigheim, Württemberg, Dld
• Cornelia van Alem, Hedel, Nederland
• Adrianus Buyse, Kachtem,, West-Vlaanderen, België
• andre GERARD, Avesnes-les-Aubert, 59037, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France († 1835)
• Christina Pieterse Everhard, Scherpenisse
• Dirk van Bennekom, Werkhoven († 1769)
• Anna Maria Lauwens (Lauwers), Grimbergen († 1769)
• Antoine Marthoud
• Aldegonda Josephus HUIJBREGTS, Reusel, 4134, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• Carolus Emmanuel Lambrecht (0), Lotenhulle, 9880, Aalter, Oost Vlaanderen
• Adriana Dorewaarts (60), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Maria Segers (56), Roermond
• Anna Christina Hendrickx (41), Geetbets
• Barbara Baeten (79), Merksplas
• Anna Barbara STEIN (58), ,,Neckargemuend,Baden (Germany)
• Anna Barbara Schmidt Frey (71), Bethania, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America
• Anthonius van Ham (66), Bergeijk
• Elisabetha Simons Paulussen Verhulst Niklaassen van Son (74), Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Elisabeth CORVINCK Adr (60), Sommelsdijk, Goeree-Overflakkee, NL-ZH

• 1728 » Thomas Warton, English poet, historian, and critic († 1790)
• 1735 » John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, English admiral and politician († 1823)
• 1745 » Caleb Strong, American lawyer and politician, 6th Governor of Massachusetts († 1819)
• 1753 » Luísa Todi, Portuguese soprano and actress († 1833)
• 1773 » Cassandra Austen, English painter and illustrator († 1845)
• 1778 » Hammamizade İsmail Dede Efendi, Turkish Ney player and composer († 1846)
• 1811 » Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English journalist and author († 1856)
• 1818 » Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon, French sculptor and photographer († 1881)
• 1819 » James Francis, English-Australian businessman and politician, 9th Premier of Victoria († 1884)
• 1822 » Carol Benesch, Czech-Romanian architect, designed the Peleș Castle († 1896)

• 1757 » Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1657)
• 1762 » Antonio de Benavides, colonial governor of Florida (b. 1678)
• 1766 » Thomas Birch, English historian and author (b. 1705)
• 1799 » Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1718)
• 1800 » Jean Étienne Championnet, French general (b. 1762)
• 1805 » Noble Wimberly Jones, American physician and politician (b. 1723)
• 1843 » William Hedley, English engineer (b. 1773)
• 1848 » Caroline Herschel, German-English astronomer (b. 1750)
• 1856 » Neophytos Vamvas, Greek cleric and educator (b. 1770)
• 1858 » Anson Jones, American physician and politician; 4th President of the Republic of Texas (b. 1798)

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

The temperature on January 9, 1768 was about -4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: donker sneeuw.