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• Antonij de Cruijf, Werkhoven
• Catharina (Trijntje) Lansbergen, Kethel († 1827)
• Catharina Margareta Jensen, Slemminge, Maribo, Denmark († 1850)
• Arnoldus Coninghs, Mierlo, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arij Dirksz Gouwens, Lekkerkerk († 1838)
• Anna Catharina Vanhaelewyn, Hooglede († 1813)
• Anna Maria Cornelia van UIJTREGT († 1847)
• Anna Catharina Lemmens, Veerle, België († 1837)
• Catharina Weterings, Klein Dongen (NL) († 1834)
• Carolus Ludovicus Eugenius DEPUTTER, Keiem, West-Vlaanderen, België († 1826)

• Diederik Gijsbert Coenraad van HASSELT (60), Zutphen,, Gelderland, Nederland
• Josephus SADAUNE (32), Schorisse,,,Oost-Vlaanderen
• Diewertje Cornelisdr Waijboer, Warmenhuizen
• Grietje Portel
• Alid BARÉE (69), Awans (Villers l'Evêque),4340,Liège,Wallonie,BELGIQUE
• Jan Nagel (0), Amsterdam,1000,Noord-Holland,Nederland
• Barbara Theresia Cailliau (8), Elverdinge
• JOANNES VAN REETH (69), NIEL,ANTWERPEN,BELGIE
• Jean Baptiste Labossiere, Verchères, Quebec, Canada
• Jan Nagel (0), Amsterdam

• 1714 » Christoph Willibald Gluck, German composer († 1787)
• 1724 » Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet and author († 1803)
• 1797 » Francisco Javier Echeverría, Mexican businessman and politician. President of Mexico (1841) († 1852)
• 1819 » Charles-Louis Hanon, French pianist and composer († 1900)
• 1820 » George Law Curry, American publisher and politician, 5th Governor of the Oregon Territory († 1878)
• 1820 » Juan N. Méndez, Mexican general and interim president, 1876-1877 († 1894)
• 1821 » Charles Tupper, Canadian physician and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Canada († 1915)
• 1825 » Émile Ollivier, French statesman († 1913)
• 1834 » Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack, Dutch economist and historian († 1917)
• 1849 » Maria Theresa of Austria-Este († 1919)

• 1656 » François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-French general (b. 1611)
• 1674 » Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1614)
• 1743 » Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1673)
• 1746 » Thomas Baker, English antiquarian and author (b. 1656)
• 1778 » Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher and composer (b. 1712)
• 1833 » Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 1st Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (b. 1757)
• 1843 » Samuel Hahnemann, German physician and academic (b. 1755)
• 1850 » Robert Peel, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1788)
• 1857 » Carlo Pisacane, Italian soldier and philosopher (b. 1818)
• 1903 » Ed Delahanty, American baseball player (b. 1867)

• 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.
• June 21 » James Otis Jr. offends the King and Parliament in a speech to the Massachusetts General Court.
• 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 July 2, 1768 was about 20.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west by south. Weather type: zeer betrokken donder. Special wheather fenomena: veel dauw.