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• Aalt Gerrits, Barneveld
• Aernoudina Elisabeth Van Westreenen, utr († 1789)
• Aleida Elisabeth Reiniera van Vlierden, Hattem, Gelderland, Nederland († 1848)
• Aaltje Willems van Maanen, Bennekom († 1854)
• , Lutkewierum, Hennaarderadeel, Friesland, Netherlands († 1850)
• Aalbertje Willemsen, Bennekom († 1831)
• Abraham Fillekes, Hillegersberg († 1768)
• Aegedius Luymes, Akersloot, N.H († 1810)
• Aafje Brandwijk, Meerkerk, Zederik, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriaan Van den Hil, Dinteloord

• Aldert Pietersz. Buys, Egmond aan Zee
• Christian Rudolf Koop, Haar
• Bocke Sytzes (Jelgersma) (93), Friens, Boarnsterhim, Friesland, Netherlands
• Catharina VAN DER ELST (68), Humbeek Belgie
• Elisabeth Projahn (66), Miltern,Stendal,Sachsen-Anhalt,Bundesrepublick Deutschland
• Aldert Pietersz Buijs, Egmond aan Zee, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Christian Gärte (68), Arfeld, Kreis Wittgenstein
• François HUGONNARD BERT (55), Châbons,38690,Isère,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE
• Aldert Pieterz Buys, Egmond aan Zee
• Arij Arijensz BARENDREGT, 's-Gravendeel

• 1730 » Joshua Rowley, English admiral († 1790)
• 1735 » Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen, Dutch admiral and philanthropist († 1819)
• 1751 » Judith Sargent Murray, American poet and playwright († 1820)
• 1764 » Benjamin Henry Latrobe, English-American architect, designed the United States Capitol († 1820)
• 1769 » Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Irish-English field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1852)
• 1783 » Phoebe Hinsdale Brown, American hymnwriter († 1861)
• 1803 » James Clarence Mangan, Irish poet and author († 1849)
• 1821 » Henry Ayers, English-Australian politician, 8th Premier of South Australia († 1897)
• 1824 » Alexander William Williamson, English chemist and academic († 1904)
• 1825 » Johann Jakob Balmer, Swiss mathematician and physicist († 1898)

• 1668 » Frans Luycx, Flemish painter (b. 1604)
• 1730 » François de Troy, French painter and engraver (b. 1645)
• 1731 » Johann Ludwig Bach, German violinist and composer (b. 1677)
• 1738 » Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, English politician, First Lord of the Treasury (b. 1669)
• 1772 » Gottfried Achenwall, Polish-German historian, economist, and jurist (b. 1719)
• 1813 » Jean-Baptiste Bessières, French general (b. 1768)
• 1838 » Antoine Louis Dugès, French obstetrician and naturalist (b. 1797)
• 1856 » John Wilbur, American minister and theologian (b. 1774)
• 1873 » David Livingstone, Scottish-English missionary and explorer (b. 1813)
• 1899 » Ludwig Büchner, German physiologist and physician (b. 1824)

• 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.
• 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 1 » The former slave ship Fredensborg sinks off Tromøya in Norway.
• December 28 » King Taksin's coronation achieved through conquest as a king of Thailand and established Thonburi as a capital.

The temperature on May 1, 1768 was about 11.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind direction mainly south by east. Weather type: hagel regen donker zeer betrokken.