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• Constantia Rosalia VALCKE, Roeselare, 36015, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
• Antonio Gonçalves Cascão, Porto, Portugal
• Abraham (Lourense) Schipper (Schippers), Nieuwland († 1847)
• Bálint Schmölcz, Felsögalla,Tatabánya,Ungarn,H († 1830)
• Anne Catherine Pollaert, Horn († 1870)
• Barbara Haerinck, Zulte († 1778)
• Anna (Johanna) van der VALK, Dussen,Noord-Brabant,Netherlands († 1859)
• Burgtje Kuijer, Eemnes
• Ann Long († 1844)
• Anna Klaasdr Konijn, Ursem

• gerrit cornelis BARENDREGT (93), charlois
• Jan Raven (16), Andijk
• Andreas Hermani Manders (48), Bakel, Nederland
• Evert Jansen van de Poel
• Cornelia van Leijen (18)
• Evert Jansen (39), Putten Gelderland, Netherlands
• Carolina VANDESWALM, Nederbrakel, 45028, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
• Ariaantje Sterrenburg (43), Giessendam
• Benjamin Woodson (94), Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States of America
• Jan Teeuwisz Raven (16), Andijk, Holland (North), Netherlands

• 1710 » Abraham Trembley, Swiss biologist and zoologist († 1784)
• 1724 » Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, Irish-English general and politician, 21st Governor General of Canada († 1808)
• 1781 » Eugène de Beauharnais, French general and politician († 1824)
• 1803 » Prudence Crandall, American educator († 1890)
• 1810 » Paul Kane, Irish-Canadian painter († 1871)
• 1811 » John Humphrey Noyes, American activist, founded the Oneida Community († 1886)
• 1814 » James Joseph Sylvester, English mathematician and academic († 1897)
• 1820 » George Hearst, American businessman and politician († 1891)
• 1840 » Jacob Christian Fabricius, Danish composer († 1919)
• 1841 » Tom Emmett, English cricketer († 1904)

• 1720 » Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, French general and diplomat (b. 1648)
• 1729 » Jean Hardouin, French historian and scholar (b. 1646)
• 1766 » Archibald Bower, Scottish historian and author (b. 1686)
• 1808 » John Montgomery, American merchant and politician (b. 1722)
• 1857 » John McLoughlin, Canadian-American businessman (b. 1784)
• 1866 » Konstantin Flavitsky, Russian painter (b. 1830)
• 1877 » Adolphe Thiers, French historian and politician, 2nd President of France (b. 1797)
• 1883 » Ivan Turgenev, Russian author and playwright (b. 1818)
• 1886 » William W. Snow, American lawyer and politician (b. 1812)
• 1893 » James Harrison, Scottish-Australian engineer, journalist, and politician (b. 1816)

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. Adriana
14. Elizabeth
15. Grietje
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 » New York became the third state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
• May 1 » American Revolution: The Battle of Crooked Billet begins in Hatboro, Pennsylvania.
• 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.
• July 3 » American Revolutionary War: Iroquois allied to Britain kill 360 people in the Wyoming Valley massacre.
• 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.

The temperature on September 3, 1778 was about 10.0 °C. There was 134 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: betrokken omtrent helder.