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• Catharina Sivaal, Leiden († 1806)
• Charles Louis Dauchot, Fouleng,7830,Hainaut,BE
• Hendrik (Swiers) Dommerholt, Gorssel († 1818)
• Archange GENDRON, Contrecoeur, Quebec, Canada
• Catharina Cheval, Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands († 1806)
• Geertrudis Kasteele, Den Haag, Oude Molstraat
• GIJSBERT EIJKELKAMP, Renswoude
• ISABELLA LIVINA VEIRMAN, SINAAI,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE
• Hendrik Dommerholt, Gorssel († 1818)
• Catharina Marcuse cheval│Civaal, Leiden

• Derk Beukenhorst (44), Winterswijk
• Abraham van Munster (52), Overschie
• Abraham Jurriaanszn van Munster (52), Overschie
• Abraham Jurriaansz van Munster (52), Overschie
• Abraham Jurriaansz van Munster (52), Overschie
• Henderik (0), Harderwijk
• Abraham Juriaansz van Munster (52), Overschie, Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Clementia de Groot (85), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• jacob jacobsz hoogvliet (44), oud-beijerland (zuid holland)
• Jan Damen (60), Utrecht

• 1709 » Elizabeth Petrovna, Russian empress († 1762)
• 1746 » Saverio Cassar, Maltese priest and rebel leader († 1805)
• 1766 » Charles Macintosh, Scottish chemist and the inventor of waterproof fabric († 1843)
• 1796 » Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist and journalist († 1877)
• 1800 » Charles Goodyear, American chemist and engineer († 1860)
• 1808 » Andrew Johnson, American general and politician, 17th President of the United States († 1875)
• 1809 » William Ewart Gladstone, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1898)
• 1816 » Carl Ludwig, German physician and physiologist († 1895)
• 1844 » Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee, Indian barrister and was the first president of Indian National Congress. († 1906)
• 1855 » August Kitzberg, Estonian author and poet († 1927)

• 1661 » Antoine Girard de Saint-Amant, French poet (b. 1594)
• 1689 » Thomas Sydenham, English physician and author (b. 1624)
• 1720 » Maria Margarethe Kirch, German astronomer and educator (b. 1670)
• 1731 » Brook Taylor, English mathematician and theorist (b. 1685)
• 1737 » Joseph Saurin, French minister and mathematician (b. 1659)
• 1785 » Johan Herman Wessel, Norwegian-Danish poet and playwright (b. 1742)
• 1807 » Diogo de Carvalho e Sampayo, Portuguese diplomat and scientist (b. 1750)
• 1815 » Sarah Baartman, Khoikhoi woman (b. 1789)
• 1825 » Jacques-Louis David, French painter and illustrator (b. 1748)
• 1887 » Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Estonian-Russian linguist and botanist (b. 1805)

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. Trijntje
7. Cornelia
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.
• 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.
• August 26 » Captain James Cook sets sail from England on board HMSEndeavour.
• 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 December 29, 1768 was about 5.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly west by south. Weather type: regen omtrent helder.