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April 16, 1768Born on Sunday April 17, 1768
- Abraham van Weijland, Amersfoort († 1848)
- Aaltjen Kloeken, Markelo
- Aleida Htman, Gildehaus (Dld) († 1817)
- Anna van den Wijngaart-, Breda, Nederland († 1813)
- Aaltje Brants, Lunteren
- Anna van de Wijgaard, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1813)
- Adriaan Aartsen, Dinteloord en Prinsenland, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adrianus Weeda, Sommelsdijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1821)
- Adrianus Ewoutsz. Knegt, Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1815)
- Andries Buijs, Grijpskerke († 1834)
Died on Sunday April 17, 1768
- Anna Maria Sengers, Megen
- Franz Bätzel (4), Diedenshausen, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Benedictus Gatses, Stavoren
- Gerrit Jacobs Van 't ZELFDE (2)
- Antonij Heijink (3), Vorden
- Hendrik Louis de Smidt, Axel
- Jan Everts Pronk (64), 's-Graveland
- Dina Scherpenisse (24)
- Jan Evertsz Pronk (62), 's-Graveland, North Holland, Netherlands
- Anna Maria Sengers (58), Megen, Haren en Macharen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Born on April 17
- 1734 » Taksin, King of Thailand († 1782)
- 1741 » Samuel Chase, American lawyer and jurist († 1811)
- 1750 » François de Neufchâteau, French academic and politician, French Minister of the Interior († 1828)
- 1756 » Dheeran Chinnamalai, Indian commander († 1805)
- 1766 » Collin McKinney, American surveyor, merchant, and politician († 1861)
- 1794 » Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, German botanist and explorer († 1868)
- 1798 » Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician and academic († 1840)
- 1814 » Josif Pančić, Serbian botanist and academic († 1888)
- 1816 » Thomas Hazlehurst, English architect and philanthropist († 1876)
- 1820 » Alexander Cartwright, American firefighter and inventor of baseball († 1892)
Died on April 17
- 1680 » Kateri Tekakwitha, Mohawk-born Native American saint (b. 1656)
- 1695 » Juana Inés de la Cruz, Mexican poet and scholar (b. 1651)
- 1696 » Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (b. 1626)
- 1711 » Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1678)
- 1713 » David Hollatz, Polish pastor and theologian (b. 1648)
- 1764 » Johann Mattheson, German lexicographer and composer (b. 1681)
- 1790 » Benjamin Franklin, American inventor, publisher, and politician, 6th President of Pennsylvania (b. 1706)
- 1799 » Richard Jupp, English surveyor and architect (b. 1728)
- 1840 » Hannah Webster Foster, American journalist and author (b. 1758)
- 1843 » Samuel Morey, American engineer (b. 1762)
Names that were popular for boys in 1768
- Jan
- Joannes
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Joseph
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Jans
- Franciscus
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1768
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Jans
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Antje
- Adriana
- Aaltje
- Neeltje
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.
- 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.
- December 28 » King Taksin's coronation achieved through conquest as a king of Thailand and established Thonburi as a capital.
The weather on Sunday April 17, 1768
The temperature on April 17, 1768 was about 11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: dauw.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI