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• Albert Roelfs de Boer, Nuis († 1843)
• Albert Roelfs, Nuis
• Anna Cornelia van Riel, Wortel, Hoogstraten, Antwerpen, België († 1858)
• Anna Catharina Behets (Bohets), Kampenhout
• Brucht Hinnes van Zuiden, Rottevalle, Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland († 1828)
• Antonius van Gent, Gouda (ZH NL) († 1814)
• Christian Frevel, Herbertshausen, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1769)
• Dieuke Reinders (Reynders), Veenwouden († 1840)
• Barbara Victorina Dejaeghere, Bredene, West-Vlaanderen, België († 1849)
• Anna Paulina Pauwels, Boom, 2850, Antwerpen, Belgium

• Olfert Heertjesz Neef (95), Wervershoof, Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Maria Geudens, Zoersel
• Olfert Heertjesz (Odulfus) Neef (95), Hoorn,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Marritje Hendrikse Vries de (52), Huizen
• Johanna van Strijp (0), Dussen
• agnes peters (2), helden
• Friederike Wilhelmine Katharina VON WURTTEMBERG (0)
• Dirkje Ariens Pinas (7), Egmond aan Zee, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Molenmeester (32)
• Gertrudis Fransisci van Heugten (49), Vlierden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1729 » Johann Reinhold Forster, German pastor and botanist († 1798)
• 1749 » Cornelis van der Aa, Dutch historian and bookseller († 1816)
• 1761 » Antoine Barnave, French politician and orator († 1793).
• 1778 » Javier de Burgos, Spanish jurist and politician († 1848)
• 1781 » Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France († 1789).
• 1783 » Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, Ottoman-French polymath and naturalist († 1840).
• 1809 » Volney Howard, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, Texas Attorney General († 1889)
• 1811 » Franz Liszt, Hungarian pianist and composer († 1886)
• 1818 » Leconte de Lisle, French poet and author († 1894)
• 1821 » Collis Potter Huntington, American businessman († 1900)

• 1708 » Hermann Witsius, Dutch theologian and academic (b. 1636)
• 1751 » William IV, Prince of Orange (b. 1711)
• 1755 » Elisha Williams, American minister, academic, and jurist (b. 1694)
• 1761 » Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden (b. 1702)
• 1792 » Guillaume Le Gentil, French astronomer (b. 1725)
• 1847 » Sahle Selassie, Ethiopian ruler (b. 1795)
• 1853 » Juan Antonio Lavalleja, Uruguayan general and politician, President of Uruguay (b. 1784)
• 1859 » Louis Spohr, German violinist and composer (b. 1784)
• 1883 » George Coulthard, Australian cricketer and footballer (b. 1856)
• 1883 » Thomas Mayne Reid, Irish-American soldier and author (b. 1818)

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

The temperature on October 22, 1768 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east by south. Weather type: donker betrokken.