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• Cornelis Poortvliet, Breskens
• Arjen Piers Baanstra, Sexbierum, Barradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1843)
• Dirkje Dirksdr Bergman, Voorschoten († 1843)
• Barbara Theresia van Rije († 1780)
• * Theunis Jansz Baars, Lutjebroek, Noord-Holland, NL († 1792)
• Andries Jansen, Boxtel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1828)
• Barbara Weiss
• Catherine FREYBURGER, Traubach-le-Haut (68210, Haut-Rhin, France)
• Andries JANSEN, Boxtel, 3374, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1828)
• Arnoldus Pluijgers, 's Gravenhage († 1854)

• Augustinus Waelkens (33), Sint-Eloois-Vijve, West-Vlaanderen, België
• IJsbrand Jacobs KLEIJNE (47)
• Beatrix Geeresteyn (85), Bergambacht (gem. Krimpenerwaard)
• Eelberen Sybolts (77), Zuidbroek
• Augustinus WAELKENS (33), Sint-Eloois-Vijve
• Eelbren (Sijbolts) Dethmers (77), Zuidbroek, Groningen, Nederland
• Eelberen Sibolts (77), Zuidbroek, Groningen, Nederland
• Eelberen Sibolts Detmers (77), Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands
• Anna Elisabeth Wicken (53)
• Charles Noël de Vouzy (79), Vouzy, 51 Marne, Grand Est, France

• 1714 » Joseph I of Portugal († 1777)
• 1735 » Anton Schweitzer, German composer († 1787)
• 1755 » Nathan Hale, American soldier († 1776)
• 1756 » John Trumbull, American soldier and painter († 1843)
• 1772 » Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily († 1807)
• 1799 » Alexander Pushkin, Russian author and poet († 1837)
• 1807 » Thi?u Tr?, Vietnamese emperor († 1847)
• 1810 » Friedrich Wilhelm Schneidewin, German philologist and scholar († 1856)
• 1829 » Honinbo Shusaku, Japanese Go player († 1862)
• 1841 » Eliza Orzeszkowa, Polish author and publisher († 1910)

• 1730 » Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, French general (b. 1646)
• 1740 » Alexander Spotswood, Moroccan-American colonial and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (b. 1676)
• 1784 » Joan van der Capellen tot den Pol, Dutch politician (b. 1741)
• 1799 » Patrick Henry, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Virginia (b. 1736)
• 1813 » Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect, designed the Hôtel de Mademoiselle de Condé (b. 1739)
• 1813 » Antonio Cachia, Maltese architect, engineer and archaeologist (b. 1739)
• 1832 » Jeremy Bentham, English jurist and philosopher (b. 1748)
• 1840 » Marcellin Champagnat, French priest and saint, founded the Marist Brothers (b. 1789)
• 1843 » Friedrich Hölderlin, German poet and author (b. 1770)
• 1861 » Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Italian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1810)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Joannes
7. Willem
8. Jacob
9. Gerrit
10. Petrus
11. Jacobus
12. Jean
13. Dirk
14. Klaas
15. Adrianus
16. John

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Marie
5. Cornelia
6. Joanna
7. Catharina
8. Elisabeth
9. Trijntje
10. Neeltje
11. Antje
12. Aaltje
13. Grietje
14. Adriana
15. Elizabeth
16. Janna

• 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 5 » South Carolina becomes the second state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
• February 6 » American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.
• August 26 » The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
• August 29 » American Revolutionary War: British and American forces battle indecisively at the Battle of Rhode Island.
• September 17 » The Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed. It is the first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American tribe.
• September 19 » The Continental Congress passes the first United States federal budget.

The temperature on June 6, 1778 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: omtrent helder.