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• Anna Marie Steur, Hontenisse, Zeeland, Nederland
• Anne BOUVIER, Nantoin,ISÈRE,Rhône-Alpes,France († 1826)
• Anne Joseph Richez, Inchy (F)
• Christina van Havenbergh, Bazel
• Catharina Elisabeth Pfaff, Arborn, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hesse, Germany († 1848)
• Antonia van Teteringh, Zevenbergen. Noord Brabant († 1861)
• Arnoldina Vergeest, Beers († 1847)
• Anna Maria Van Loock, Schelle, 2627, Antwerpen, Belgium
• Caroline Frederike Schimmelmann († 1858)
• Carol Ambrose Arteel, Handzaeme († 1779)

• Jan Vrijenbergh, Utrecht
• Alida Parras (0), Rotterdam
• * Agatha (1) Baars (0), Kralingen, Zuid-Holland, NL
• Jan Danielse de Lange (87), Streefkerk, Netherlands
• Benjamin Snodgrass **** (78), New Britian,Bucks,Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
• Evert Gerrits (74), Otterlo, Gelderland, Nederland
• Jan Daniels de Lange (87), Streefkerk
• Dirk Maartenszn de Jager (32), Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Grietje Ooms (51), Wilnis
• Jan Danielse de Lange (87), Streefkerk

• 1764 » Claude Victor-Perrin, French general and politician († 1841)
• 1784 » Allan Cunningham, Scottish author and poet († 1842)
• 1791 » Ferenc Novák, Hungarian-Slovene priest and poet († 1836)
• 1792 » Abraham Jacob van der Aa, Dutch author and academic († 1857)
• 1801 » Johann Nestroy, Austrian actor and playwright († 1862)
• 1810 » Josef Hyrtl, Hungarian-Austrian anatomist and biologist († 1894)
• 1810 » Theodor Schwann, German physiologist and biologist († 1882)
• 1823 » Leopold Kronecker, Polish-German mathematician and academic († 1891)
• 1838 » Thomas Bent, Australian businessman and politician, 22nd Premier of Victoria († 1909)
• 1860 » Joseph Cook, English-born Australian politician, 6th Prime Minister of Australia († 1947)

• 1723 » Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect, designed the Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk and Karlova Koruna Chateau (b. 1677)
• 1725 » Florent Carton Dancourt, French actor and playwright (b. 1661)
• 1772 » Martín Sarmiento, Spanish monk, scholar, and author (b. 1695)
• 1775 » Charles Saunders, English admiral and politician (b. 1715)
• 1793 » Joseph Bara, French soldier and drummer (b. 1779)
• 1803 » Küçük Hüseyin Pasha, Turkish admiral and politician (b. 1757)
• 1815 » Michel Ney, German-French general (b. 1769)
• 1817 » William Bligh, English admiral and politician, 4th Governor of New South Wales (b. 1745)
• 1837 » Robert Nicoll, Scottish poet (b.1814)
• 1842 » Thomas Hamilton, Scottish philosopher and author (b. 1789)

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)
• January 18 » James Cook is the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the "Sandwich Islands".
• February 9 » Rhode Island becomes the fourth US state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
• February 23 » American Revolutionary War: Baron von Steuben arrives at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to help to train the Continental Army.
• June 28 » American Revolutionary War: The American Continentals engage the British in the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse resulting in standstill and British withdrawal under cover of darkness.
• August 21 » American Revolutionary War: British forces begin besieging the French outpost at Pondichéry.
• September 17 » The Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed. It is the first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American tribe.

The temperature on December 7, 1778 was about 10.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: regen donker.