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• Elizabeth Allen, Augusta (West) Virginia, America († 1823)
• Caroline Amalia Elisabeth van BRUNSWIJK WOLFENBUTTEL, Brunswijk, Duitsland († 1821)
• Anna Nancy McClellan, Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States († 1843)
• Anna Linskens, Velden, Arcen en Velden, Limburg, Netherlands († 1821)
• Elisabeth Renders, Wintelre († 1830)
• Elisabeth Michiels, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Belgie († 1821)
• Anna Maria Helena Robben, Bersede, Haren († 1836)
• Arnolda Emans, Alphen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Ariaantje Slotboom, Rijsoord, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1825)
• Aglaé de Polignac, Saint-Sulpice, Paris, 75056, France († 1803)

• Aaltje Hermans Segstro Zegstro, Aalsmeer
• Friederike Charlotte Sophie Wilhelmine Henriette, Freiin von Plettenberg
• Gerardus van den Akker (2), Rosmalen, NL
• Anneke Jansse Schrieck, Sleeuwijk, Werkendam, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Cornelis VERBREE (11), Kralingen
• Gerrie Aartse DE VOS, Hoog Blokland, Netherlands
• Angelica Arnoldus de LAURE (57), Steensel
• Aumeric d' Astorg (47)
• Catharina (Catie, cathalijntje) Beaufort (50)
• Aumeric D' Astorg (47)

• 1711 » David Hume, Scottish economist, historian, and philosopher († 1776)
• 1724 » Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, French-Austrian field marshal († 1797)
• 1740 » Nikolai Arkharov, Russian police officer and general († 1814)
• 1748 » Olympe de Gouges, French playwright and philosopher († 1793)
• 1763 » Józef Poniatowski, Polish general († 1813)
• 1767 » Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia († 1820)
• 1774 » William Bainbridge, American commodore († 1833)
• 1787 » Jacques Viger, Canadian archaeologist and politician, 1st mayor of Montreal († 1858)
• 1812 » Robert Browning, English poet and playwright († 1889)
• 1833 » Johannes Brahms, German pianist and composer († 1897)

• 1682 » Feodor III of Russia (b. 1661)
• 1685 » Bajo Pivljanin (b. 1630)
• 1718 » Mary of Modena (b. 1658)
• 1793 » Pietro Nardini, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1722)
• 1800 » Niccolò Piccinni, Italian composer (b. 1728)
• 1805 » William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Irish-English general and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1737)
• 1815 » Jabez Bowen, American colonel and politician, 45th Deputy Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1739)
• 1825 » Antonio Salieri, Italian composer and conductor (b. 1750)
• 1840 » Caspar David Friedrich, German painter and educator (b. 1774)
• 1868 » Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, Scottish lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1778)

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.
• June 21 » James Otis Jr. offends the King and Parliament in a speech to the Massachusetts General Court.
• 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 28 » King Taksin's coronation achieved through conquest as a king of Thailand and established Thonburi as a capital.

The temperature on May 7, 1768 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: veel dauw.