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• Arnoldus de Cort, Boxtel († 1769)
• Hijndrina (Hendrine) ten Sijthof, Deldenerbroek († 1838)
• Berendina Zijthof, Delden, 7491, Nederland († 1838)
• Cornelia van Leeuwen, Den Haag
• Doodgeboren kind Jossevel, Delft († 1768)
• Cornelia van Tongeren, Bergen op Zoom, Nederland († 1849)
• Andreas MOENS, Bornem,2880,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1840)
• Hendrik Thielens, Veerle, Laakdal, Antwerpen, België († 1826)
• Frederica Vreedenberg, Amsterdam († 1821)
• Barnett Blankenship, Franklin, Virginia, United States († 1840)

• Willemijntje Fransdr. Oostdam (75), ,, Noordwijk, Nederland
• Paulus Marinus MARIJNISSEN (43), Meer,2321,Antwerpen,Vlaanderen,BELGIË
• Doodgeboren kind Jossevel (0), Delft
• Edward ROPER (48), Snailwell, Cambridgeshire, England
• Antonia Toniske Johannes Janse VERSTEGEN (39), Dinther,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Paulus Marynus Marynissen (43), Meer
• Abraham 'Pieter' De VRIES Van HAARLEM (60), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Georg van Hardenberg (11)
• Joannes Franciscus Vanderslycke (23), Zomergem
• Philippe Joseph Moyse Auverlau (35), Grosage,7950,Hainaut,BE

• 1712 » Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet, Colonial governor of New Jersey and Massachusetts Bay († 1779)
• 1730 » Josiah Wedgwood, English potter, founded the Wedgwood Company († 1795)
• 1803 » Peter Chanel, French priest and saint († 1841)
• 1807 » Thomas Hawksley, English engineer and academic († 1893)
• 1813 » Claude Bernard, French physiologist and academic († 1878)
• 1817 » Alvin Saunders, Territorial Governor and Senator from Nebraska († 1899)
• 1817 » Henry David Thoreau, American essayist, poet, and philosopher († 1862)
• 1821 » D. H. Hill, American general and academic († 1889)
• 1824 » Eugène Boudin, French painter († 1898)
• 1828 » Nikolay Chernyshevsky, Russian philosopher and critic († 1889)

• 1682 » Jean Picard, French priest and astronomer (b. 1620)
• 1691 » Marquis de St Ruth, French general
• 1693 » John Ashby, English admiral (b. 1640)
• 1712 » Richard Cromwell, English academic and politician (b. 1626)
• 1742 » Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1675)
• 1749 » Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois, French navy officer and politician, Governor General of New France (b. 1671)
• 1773 » Johann Joachim Quantz, German flute player and composer (b. 1697)
• 1804 » Alexander Hamilton, American general, economist, and politician, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1755)
• 1845 » Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian linguist, poet, and playwright (b. 1808)
• 1850 » Robert Stevenson, Scottish engineer (b. 1772)

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.
• 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 temperature on July 12, 1768 was about 17.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly west by south. Weather type: regen donker.