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Born on Sunday February 8, 1778
- Alexander Engels, Kerkrade, Gemeente Kerkrade, Limburg, Nederland
- Adriana (Adriaantje) de Vin, Oosterland (Rengerskerke, Kerkwerve) († 1858)
- Alexander Engels, Kerkrade (L
- Adriana BURGERS, Willemstad, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1867)
- Anna Maria Reijns, 's Hertogenbosch, Noord Brabant, Nederland († 1834)
- Aaltje Harms Nijmands, Zuidlaarderveen, Tynaarloo, Drenthe, Nederland
- Anthony Rasmijn († 1843)
- Anna Maria van Eeusom, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1839)
- Alexander Engels, Nulland (Kerkrade), Limburg, Nederland († 1782)
- Adriana Burgers, Willemstad (NB, NL) († 1867)
Died on Sunday February 8, 1778
- Anna Eva Zembrotin (Zimmerman) (62)
- Dominicus Jacobus DAVID, Bredene, 8450, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
- Bernardus Pauwels (70), Vrasene
- Antonia de Roeck (74), Sint-Gillis-Waas, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Christianus DE CLOET (58), Sint Andries
- Arnoldus van ZIJL (4)
- Geertje Ariesd KOOIJMAN (48)
- Dieuwer Visscher (60), Broek op Langedijk
- Jannigje Gerrits van Werkhoven (7), Leersum
- Gerritje Meijers, Emmerich (Deu)
Born on February 8
- 1741 » André Grétry, Belgian-French organist and composer († 1813)
- 1762 » Gia Long, Vietnamese emperor († 1820)
- 1764 » Joseph Leopold Eybler, Austrian composer and conductor († 1846)
- 1792 » Caroline Augusta of Bavaria († 1873)
- 1798 » Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia († 1849)
- 1807 » Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, English sculptor and zoologist († 1889)
- 1817 » Richard S. Ewell, American general († 1872)
- 1819 » John Ruskin, English author, critic, and academic († 1900)
- 1820 » William Tecumseh Sherman, American general († 1891)
- 1822 » Maxime Du Camp, French photographer and journalist († 1894)
Died on February 8
- 1696 » Ivan V of Russia (b. 1666)
- 1709 » Giuseppe Torelli, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1658)
- 1725 » Peter the Great, Russian emperor (b. 1672)
- 1749 » Jan van Huysum, Dutch painter (b. 1682)
- 1750 » Aaron Hill, English playwright and poet (b. 1685)
- 1768 » George Dance the Elder, English architect, designed St Leonard's and St Botolph's Aldgate (b. 1695)
- 1772 » Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (b. 1719)
- 1849 » François Habeneck, French violinist and conductor (b. 1781)
- 1849 » France Prešeren, Slovenian poet and lawyer (b. 1800)
- 1856 » Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist and academic (b. 1773)
Names that were popular for boys in 1778
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Joannes
- Willem
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Dirk
- Klaas
- Adrianus
- John
Names that were popular for girls in 1778
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Trijntje
- Neeltje
- Antje
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Adriana
- Elizabeth
- Janna
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1778
- 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)
- May 1 » American Revolution: The Battle of Crooked Billet begins in Hatboro, Pennsylvania.
- August 3 » The theatre La Scala in Milan is inaugurated with the première of Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.
- August 21 » American Revolutionary War: British forces begin besieging the French outpost at Pondichéry.
- 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.
Weather February 8, 1778
The temperature on February 8, 1778 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: helder.