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• David Tod, Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
• Anna Suzanna Sander, Middelburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis van Grimmelikhuijzen, Utrecht († 1822)
• Corstiaan Brussaard, Oud-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus van den Dooren, Breda, Noord-Brabant (Nederland) († 1820)
• Corstiaan Fransz BRUSSAARD, Oud-Beijerland († 1786)
• Catherine Caroline de Lichtervelde, Gand († 1868)
• Dimphna van Laerhoven, Essen († 1865)
• , Sijsele († 1812)
• Cornelis Grimmelinkhuizen, Utrecht († 1822)

• Anna Sijmens Bruijn (38), Zijpe
• Ariaantje Plugge (86), Scheveningen ('s-Gravenhage) (Zuid-Holland)
• Cornelis Thys (59), Schelle, 2627, Antwerpen, Belgium
• Ariaantje Jacobsdr Plugge (86), Scheveningen
• Anna Maria Soetens, Nederbrakel, Belgie
• Hannah Nancy Fanning (39), Cutchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States
• Ariaantje Jacobse Plugge (86)
• Petrus Godefridus van der LINDEN (56), Best, 3327, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Joanna Vosbeek (10), Lottum
• Carolus SCHRAM (20), Knokke,8300,Flandre Occidentale,Flandre,BELGIQUE

• 1814 » Adolphe Sax, Belgian-French instrument designer, invented the saxophone († 1894)
• 1841 » Nelson W. Aldrich, American businessman and politician († 1915)
• 1851 » Charles Dow, American journalist and economist († 1902)
• 1854 » John Philip Sousa, American composer and bandleader († 1932)
• 1861 » James Naismith, Canadian-American physician and educator, invented basketball († 1939)
• 1880 » Yoshisuke Aikawa, Japanese businessman and politician, founded Nissan Motor Company († 1967)
• 1884 » May Brahe, Australian composer († 1956)
• 1885 » Martin O'Meara, Irish-Australian sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient († 1935)
• 1887 » Walter Johnson, American baseball player and manager († 1946)
• 1897 » Jack O'Connor, English cricketer († 1977)

• 1656 » Jean-Baptiste Morin, French mathematician, astrologer, and astronomer (b. 1583)
• 1672 » Heinrich Schütz, German organist and composer (b. 1585)
• 1692 » Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, French author and poet (b. 1619)
• 1752 » Ralph Erskine, Scottish minister (b. 1685)
• 1816 » Gouverneur Morris, American scholar, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to France who died a bizarre death (b. 1752)
• 1918 » Alan Arnett McLeod, Canadian lieutenant, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1899)
• 1942 » Emil Starkenstein, Czech pharmacologist and academic (b. 1884)
• 1964 » Hugo Koblet, Swiss cyclist (b. 1925)
• 1965 » Clarence Williams, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (b. 1898)
• 1978 » Heiri Suter, Swiss cyclist (b. 1899)

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.
• May 12 » Heinrich XI, count of the Principality of Reuss-Greiz, is elevated to Prince by Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.
• July 4 » American Revolutionary War: U.S. forces under George Clark capture Kaskaskia during the Illinois campaign.
• August 3 » The theatre La Scala in Milan is inaugurated with the première of Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.
• September 7 » American Revolutionary War: France invades Dominica in the British West Indies, before Britain is even aware of France's involvement in the war.
• September 19 » The Continental Congress passes the first United States federal budget.

The temperature on November 6, 1778 was about 9.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly south by west. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen.