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• Augusta Sophia, Princess of England [Ch-Wikibio] sss († 1840)
• Auguste Sophia van Hannover Prinses van Groot-Brittannië, Londen († 1840)
• Aartje Distelblom, Laren N.H.
• Augusta of Hanover, Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England († 1840)
• Augusta Sophia von Hannover, London († 1840)
• Augusta Sophia Princess England, Westminster, Middlesex, England († 1840)
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• Augusta Sophia van Engeland en Hannover, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England, Great Britain († 1840)
• Adrianus Verhulst, Udenhout
• Anna van Hemert, Ammerzoden, Gelderland, Nederland

• Elisabeth Eckhard (63), Girkhausen, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Hannah Drake Trumbull (85), Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
• Catalijn Hendrick Jansen Aerts van Gerwen (73), Best
• Jan Baptist Aart van der Moeren (43), Ravels (België)
• Maria van GEEL (3), Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Eleonore Elisabeth von ZEHMEN (67), Creba
• Johannes ten Kleij (20)
• Godefridus Craywinckels (80), Aldeneik
• Joris Jansz Bendelief (59), Enkhuizen
• John Aborn (Dr.) (41), Lynn, Essex Co., English Colonial Province of Massachusetts Bay (now USA)

• 1706 » Johann Ulrich von Cramer, German philosopher and judge († 1772)
• 1710 » Sarah Fielding, English author († 1768)
• 1715 » Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern († 1797)
• 1723 » John Byron, English admiral and politician, 24th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland († 1786)
• 1725 » Johann George Tromlitz, German flute player and composer († 1805)
• 1738 » Barbara Catharina Mjödh, Finnish poet († 1776)
• 1763 » Otto Wilhelm Masing, German-Estonian linguist and author († 1832)
• 1768 » Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom († 1840)
• 1772 » William Wirt, American lawyer and politician, 9th United States Attorney General († 1834)
• 1788 » Mihály Bertalanits, Slovene poet and educator († 1853)

• 1658 » Witte de With, Dutch admiral (b. 1599)
• 1674 » John Milton, English poet and philosopher (b. 1608)
• 1719 » Michel Rolle, French mathematician and author (b. 1652)
• 1773 » Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (b. 1721)
• 1817 » Andrea Appiani, Italian painter and educator (b. 1754)
• 1828 » Thomas Bewick, English engraver, illustrator and author (b.1753)
• 1830 » Francis I of the Two Sicilies (b. 1777)
• 1873 » Manuel Bretón de los Herreros, Spanish poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1796)
• 1887 » Doc Holliday, American dentist and poker player (b. 1851)
• 1890 » César Franck, Belgian organist and composer (b. 1822)

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.
• 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.
• December 28 » King Taksin's coronation achieved through conquest as a king of Thailand and established Thonburi as a capital.

The temperature on November 8, 1768 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: mottig zeer betrokken.