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Born on Tuesday February 9, 1768
- Franciscus LAMMENS, Ursel,9910,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Allice Currier, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States († 1796)
- alida meijer, amsterdam
- Elizabeth Whitson, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, British America († 1804)
- Anna Maria Höffer, Kesselheim, Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
- Catharina Rebecca Jacobusdr Butgenbach, Mündelheim, Duisburg, Noordrijn-Westfalen, Duitsland
- Georges WELBES, Hackendorf,Luxembourg († 1811)
- Bernardus Marring, Rolde († 1848)
- Cornelius Damen, Hilvarenbeek († 1818)
- Christian Günther von Bernstorff, K�benhavn († 1835)
Died on Tuesday February 9, 1768
- Johanna Antonius Frijters, Klein Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Elisabeth Pauwels, Boekhoute (B)
- Elisabeth Hansmann (12), Berghausen, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Benjamin Corey (35)
- Catharina LAPOIJ, Neeritter,,Limburg,PAYS BAS
- Gesina Belloo (42), Harderwijk
- Joanna van der Donk (11), Berlicum
- Joseph Lauriault Loriot (92), Neuvlle, Portneuf, Qc., Canada
- Ignatius Gummarus Stommels (15), Lier
- Joanna Theresia de Keuninck (3), Watervliet, Sint-Laureins, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 9, 1768 at Delpher
Born on February 9
- 1737 » Thomas Paine, English-American philosopher, author, and activist († 1809)
- 1741 » Henri-Joseph Rigel, German-French composer († 1799)
- 1748 » Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet, English admiral and politician, Commodore Governor of Newfoundland († 1817)
- 1763 » Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden († 1830)
- 1769 » George W. Campbell, Scottish-American lawyer and politician, 5th United States Secretary of the Treasury († 1848)
- 1773 » William Henry Harrison, American general and politician, 9th President of the United States († 1841)
- 1775 » Farkas Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician and academic († 1856)
- 1781 » Johann Baptist von Spix, German biologist and explorer († 1826)
- 1783 » Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet and translator († 1852)
- 1789 » Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, German engineer, invented Gabelsberger shorthand († 1849)
Died on February 9
- 1640 » Murad IV, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1612)
- 1670 » Frederick III of Denmark (b. 1609)
- 1675 » Gerrit Dou, Dutch painter (b. 1613)
- 1709 » François Louis, Prince of Conti (b. 1664)
- 1777 » Seth Pomeroy, American general and gunsmith (b. 1706)
- 1803 » Jean François de Saint-Lambert, French soldier, poet, and philosopher (b. 1716)
- 1857 » Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet and translator (b. 1798)
- 1874 » Jules Michelet, French historian, philosopher, and academic (b. 1798)
- 1881 » Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and philosopher (b. 1821)
- 1891 » Johan Jongkind, Dutch painter (b. 1819)
Names that were popular for boys in 1768
Names that were popular for girls in 1768
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1768
- 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.
Weather February 9, 1768
The temperature on February 9, 1768 was about 3.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly south by west. Weather type: mottig regen.