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• AUGUSTINUS JACOBUS HYACINTH VAN DIEST, MECHELEN,ANTWERPEN,BELGIE
• BARBE JOSEPH BOURGUIGNON, DURBUY
• Cornelia Verhagen, Dussen
• Christina Elisabeth Dierickx, Watervliet (B) († 1768)
• Anje Bartels, Bellingwolde
• Aart Joris van der Geld, Amersfoort
• Pieter Anthonij Baert, Koewacht († 1835)
• Aefke Sitses [Ava], Leeuwarden, FRI, Nederland († 1810)
• Cornelis Hermszoon van RAALTE, Zwartsluis, Zwartewaterland, Overijssel, Nederland († 1818)
• Adrianus Zoetmulder, Rotterdam, ZH, Nederland

• Charles Christian (38), Moreland Close, Brigham, Cumberland, Royaume-Uni
• Catharina Verschaeren (42), Helden, Limburg, Nederland
• Charles Christian, Fletcher Christian's Father (38), Moreland Close, Brigham, Cumberland, England
• Jantje Nn, Zelhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Annigje Jans (75), Dwingeloo
• Agnes Schouwenburg, Groesbeek
• Harm Cornellis (59), Uithuizermeeden, Eemsmond, Groningen, Netherlands
• Adriaan DE JONGE (45), Tholen, Zeeland, Nederland
• Freerk Hoytes (51)
• Albert Jans Pot (1), Hoogeveen (Drenthe)

• 1738 » Benjamin Tupper, American general († 1792)
• 1745 » Bodawpaya, Burmese king († 1819)
• 1785 » John McLean, American jurist and politician, 6th United States Postmaster General († 1861)
• 1787 » Ivan Nabokov, Russian general († 1852)
• 1806 » Louis Boulanger, French Romantic painter, lithographer and illustrator († 1867)
• 1811 » Urbain Le Verrier, French mathematician and astronomer († 1877)
• 1815 » Anna Bochkoltz, German operatic soprano, voice teacher and composer († 1879)
• 1818 » Marius Petipa, French-Russian dancer and choreographer († 1910)
• 1819 » Henry Tate, English businessman and philanthropist, founded Tate & Lyle († 1899)
• 1822 » Joseph Louis François Bertrand, French mathematician, economist, and academic († 1900)

• 1665 » Clemente Tabone, Maltese landowner and militia member (b. c. 1575)
• 1722 » John Toland, Irish philosopher and theorist (b. 1670)
• 1759 » John Forbes, Scottish general (b. 1710)
• 1820 » Benjamin West, American-English painter and academic (b. 1738)
• 1851 » George McDuffie, American lawyer and politician, 55th Governor of South Carolina (b. 1790)
• 1851 » Marie Louise Coidavid, Queen of Haiti (b. 1778)
• 1854 » Willard Richards, American journalist and religious leader (b. 1804)
• 1863 » Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, English general (b. 1803)
• 1869 » Vladimir Odoyevsky, Russian philosopher and critic (b. 1803)
• 1870 » Moshoeshoe I of Lesotho (b. 1786)

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.
• May 10 » Rioting occurs in London after John Wilkes is imprisoned for writing an article for The North Briton severely criticizing King George III.
• 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 28 » King Taksin's coronation achieved through conquest as a king of Thailand and established Thonburi as a capital.

The temperature on March 11, 1768 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: hagel zeer betrokken.