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August 7, 1768Born on Monday August 8, 1768
- Geeske Binderts' Dijkstra, Stroobos († 1837)
- Jacoba ( Sanders ) Zanders, Ichtegem
- Gergien Mol († 1770)
- Hendrina Catharina Winterterp, Maastricht († 1850)
- Jan Berent Mekes († 1816)
- Geeske Binderts Dijkstra, Fr. Stroobos († 1837)
- Antje Janssen Akkermann, Neermoor Kolonie († 1827)
- Joanna Catharina Verdeyen, Tielt († 1822)
- Hendrina Catharina Winterwerp, Maastricht, Limburg, Nederland († 1850)
Died on Monday August 8, 1768
- Franciscus HACKEN (50), Echt
- Lambert MEULENBROEKS (49), Diessen,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Acke (Akke) Waatzes (43), Drogeham, Friesland, Nederland
- Jan Huybertsz (41), Azië
- Etienne DELANNOY (78), Arleux, 59151, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- Akke Waatzes (43), Drogeham
- Ludovicus Sablon (69), Mazenzele
- Jille Jans (41)
- Jacobus Delaey (59), Torhout,West-Vlaanderen,België
- Acke Waatzes (43), Drogeham
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 8, 1768 at Delpher
Born on August 8
- 1709 » Hermann Anton Gelinek, German-Italian monk and violinist († 1779)
- 1720 » Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish general and politician († 1796)
- 1754 » Hipólito Ruiz López, Spanish botanist († 1816)
- 1758 » Friedrich Georg Weitsch, German painter († 1828)
- 1779 » Louis de Freycinet, French navigator and explorer († 1842)
- 1790 » Ferenc Kölcsey, Hungarian poet, critic, and politician († 1838)
- 1807 » Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish author († 1892)
- 1814 » Esther Hobart Morris, American suffragette and judge († 1902)
- 1822 » George Stoneman, Jr., United States Army cavalry officer († 1894)
- 1839 » Nelson A. Miles, American general († 1925)
Died on August 8
- 1684 » George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer, English politician (b. 1622)
- 1719 » Christoph Ludwig Agricola, German painter (b. 1667)
- 1746 » Francis Hutcheson, Irish philosopher (b. 1694)
- 1747 » Madeleine de Verchères, Canadian raid leader (b. 1678)
- 1759 » Carl Heinrich Graun, German tenor and composer (b. 1704)
- 1827 » George Canning, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1770)
- 1828 » Carl Peter Thunberg, Swedish botanist and psychologist (b. 1743)
- 1858 » Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité Bonheur, Haitian Empress (b. 1758)
- 1863 » Angus MacAskill, Scottish-Canadian giant (b. 1825)
- 1879 » Immanuel Hermann Fichte, German philosopher and academic (b. 1797)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1768
- 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 28 » King Taksin's coronation achieved through conquest as a king of Thailand and established Thonburi as a capital.
Weather August 8, 1768
The temperature on August 8, 1768 was about 16.0 °C. There was 396 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: regen.