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• "Geertje" Jansdr Schros, Nieuw-Helvoet († 1809)
• Agatha Kuijt, Katwijk
• Adriana van den Heuvel, Schijndel
• Anna van As, Sint Maartensdijk († 1885)
• Anna Bal, Rotterdam
• Aaltje Blanken, Stolwijk, Zuid Holland
• Adriaan Hansz Helmig, Watergang
• Aaltjen Harms, Woltersum, Ten Boer († 1832)
• Adriana van den Heuvel, Schijndel († 1843)
• Aart van Nigtevecht, Weesp,, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• JACOBA LIJN (63), LOKEREN,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE
• Cornelis Cornelissen van der Clauw (85), Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Evert Maesen (63), Ede
• Jan Baptiste Vanopdenbosch (25), oud Heverlee near Brussels
• Beata Mathsson Nordman (0), Malax (Maalahti), Ostrobothnia, Finland
• Veldhuizen Veldhuisen (63)
• Anne Marie Cajot (1), Seraing, Liège (B)
• Henricus Heijligen (74), Werchter, Brabant, Belgie
• Dirk Cornelis Laurentz van Rostok (22), Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
• Franciscus Borms (80), Lippelo

• 1729 » Florian Leopold Gassmann, Czech composer († 1774)
• 1761 » August von Kotzebue, German playwright and author († 1819)
• 1764 » Princess Élisabeth of France († 1794)
• 1768 » Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and businessman († 1838)
• 1783 » José de la Riva Agüero, Peruvian soldier and politician, 1st President of Peru and 2nd President of North Peru († 1858)
• 1814 » Adams George Archibald, Canadian lawyer and politician, 4th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia († 1892)
• 1826 » Charles XV of Sweden († 1872)
• 1844 » Richard D'Oyly Carte, English talent agent and composer († 1901)
• 1849 » Bernhard von Bülow, German soldier and politician, Chancellor of Germany († 1929)
• 1849 » Jacob Riis, Danish-American journalist and photographer († 1914)

• 1704 » Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Czech-Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1644)
• 1724 » John Leverett the Younger, American lawyer, academic, and politician (b. 1662)
• 1750 » John Willison, Scottish minister and author (b. 1680)
• 1752 » Samuel Ogle, English-American captain and politician, 5th Governor of Restored Proprietary Government (b. 1692)
• 1758 » Pope Benedict XIV (b. 1675)
• 1763 » George Psalmanazar, French-English author (b. 1679)
• 1764 » Francesco Algarotti, Italian philosopher, poet, and critic (b. 1712)
• 1779 » John Winthrop, American mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1714)
• 1793 » Martin Gerbert, German historian and theologian (b. 1720)
• 1839 » Ferdinando Paer, Italian composer (b. 1771)

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. Grietje
13. Aaltje
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 23 » American Revolutionary War: Baron von Steuben arrives at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to help to train the Continental Army.
• July 10 » American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain.
• July 27 » American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant: British and French fleets fight to a standoff.
• August 26 » The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
• September 17 » The Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed. It is the first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American tribe.
• December 15 » American Revolutionary War: British and French fleets clash in the Battle of St. Lucia.

The temperature on May 3, 1778 was about 18.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly south east. Weather type: betrokken.