About the day » Monday May 9, 1768Calender converter

• Hindrik Christoffers Gramsbergen, Weener, D
• Carolus Van Cloostere, Lichtervelde,, West-Vlaanderen, België († 1840)
• Hindrik Christoffers Gramsbergen, Weener, Ostfriesland, Niedersachsen, Duitsland
• Henricus van den Heuvel, Berghem († 1850)
• Andreas Van Vaerenbergh, Erembodegem († 1771)
• Daniel Wiese, Hamburg, Uetersen nær († 1835)
• Cornelius VERLEYE, Moerkerke, 31019, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
• Anna Maria Vroomans, Heeze († 1800)
• Crina Dalebout, Noordgouwe, Zeeland, Nederland
• Cornelia Maria Wils, Amsterdam,NL, Nederland († 1818)

• Andries de Wit (1), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Charles Goguet (0), Mascouche, Les Moulins, Quebec, Canada
• Annetje Andriesdr Dekker (0), Sliedrecht
• Jacob Pietersz Korver (67), Benningbroek
• Judocus Van Damme (88), Lochrisiti
• Klaaijs Verstraten, Zaamslag, Zeeland, Nederland
• Cornelius van Nispen (54), Oud Gastel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• John McDonald (born MacDonnell), II (58), Gorham, Cumberland County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
• Amelberga Boel (3), Temse
• Amelberga Rosalia Billiau (66), Merkem West-Vlaanderen, België

• 1740 » Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer and educator (probable; d. 1816)
• 1746 » Gaspard Monge, French mathematician and engineer († 1818)
• 1763 » János Batsányi, Hungarian-Austrian poet and author († 1845)
• 1800 » John Brown, American activist († 1859)
• 1801 » Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, English politician, founded the town of Fleetwood († 1866)
• 1814 » John Brougham, Irish-American actor and playwright († 1880)
• 1823 » Frederick Weld, English-New Zealand politician, 6th Prime Minister of New Zealand († 1891)
• 1824 » Jacob ben Moses Bachrach, Polish apologist and author († 1896)
• 1825 » James Collinson, Victorian painter († 1881)
• 1836 » Ferdinand Monoyer, French ophthalmologist, invented the Monoyer chart († 1912)

• 1707 » Dieterich Buxtehude, German-Danish organist and composer (b. 1637)
• 1736 » Diogo de Mendonça Corte-Real, Portuguese judge and politician (b. 1658)
• 1745 » Tomaso Antonio Vitali, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1663)
• 1747 » John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, Scottish field marshal and diplomat, British Ambassador to France (b. 1673)
• 1760 » Nicolaus Zinzendorf, German bishop and saint (b. 1700)
• 1789 » Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval, French general and engineer (b. 1715)
• 1790 » William Clingan, American politician (b. 1721)
• 1791 » Francis Hopkinson, American judge and politician (b. 1737)
• 1805 » Friedrich Schiller, German poet, playwright, and historian (b. 1759)
• 1850 » Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French chemist and physicist (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. 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.
• 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.

The temperature on May 9, 1768 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north. Weather type: donker zeer betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: droog.