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• Gerben Eeltjes Faber, Huizum, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands († 1826)
• Feitze Sijes van Noord, Drachten, Friesland, Netherlands († 1821)
• Anna Elisabetha DAUWEN, Testelt († 1817)
• Domenicus Tjallings van der Ley, Hijlaard († 1797)
• Christiana Gibson, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
• Aleida Meermen, Goor
• Feitze Sijes (Feitse Seijes, Sijis) van Noord, Drachten, Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland († 1821)
• Elisabeth Gubbels, Stein, Limburg, Nederland († 1849)
• Anna Maria Schoffelen, Born († 1806)
• Elizabeth Gilbert, New Hanover, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten († 1769)

• Catharina Kreisl (46), Ketzelsdorf Nr. 67
• John WOODRUFF (64), Westfield, Union County, New Jersey, Verenigde Staten
• Élisabeth Bélanger (81), St-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, co. Montmagny, QC, Canada
• Alida van Hoorn (1), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Euphemia Renekamp (42), Amsterdam
• Ichabod Lincoln (56), Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
• Joannes Peeters van Kruijsdeijck (Kruisdijk) (78), Vessem
• Lijsbeth Joris Kaij \ Kaaij (63)
• Matheus Leroy (67), Poperinge
• Lumme Reuringsd de Groot (7), Ens =Zuid Schokland, fl.nld

• 1705 » Count Leopold Joseph von Daun, Austrian field marshal († 1766)
• 1717 » Horace Walpole, English historian, author, and politician († 1797)
• 1755 » John Marshall, American Continental Army officer, jurist, and politician, 4th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court († 1835)
• 1761 » F.L.Æ. Kunzen, German-Danish composer and conductor († 1817)
• 1796 » Antoine-Louis Barye, French sculptor and educator († 1875)
• 1801 » Mikhail Ostrogradsky, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and physicist († 1862)
• 1802 » Adolphe d'Archiac, French paleontologist and geologist († 1868)
• 1812 » Mary Ann Browne, British poet and writer of musical scores († 1845)
• 1817 » Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio, Spanish poet and philosopher († 1901)
• 1829 » Charles S. West, American jurist and politician, Secretary of State of Texas († 1885)

• 1655 » Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege (b. 1617)
• 1707 » Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet and author (b. 1642)
• 1732 » Emperor Reigen of Japan (b. 1654)
• 1742 » Johann Matthias Hase, German mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer (b. 1684)
• 1790 » John Keyse Sherwin, English engraver (b. 1751)
• 1802 » Alexander Radishchev, Russian author and critic (b. 1749)
• 1834 » Pedro I of Brazil (b. 1798)
• 1848 » Branwell Brontë, English painter and poet (b. 1817)
• 1863 » William Debenham, English businessman, founded Debenhams (b. 1794)
• 1889 » D. H. Hill, American general and academic (b. 1821)

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 10 » The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is published.

The temperature on September 24, 1768 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken omtrent helder.