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Born on Tuesday January 18, 1678
- Arij Pietersz. van der Voort, Wassenaar RK
- Arien Pieter Philips, Wassenaar
- Lambert Cornelisse Smolders, Helvoirt († 1712)
- Lambert Smolders, Helvoirt, NL († 1712)
- Lambert Cornelisse Lambertus Smolders, Helvoirt, Haaren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1712)
- Annetie Tilburgh, Rotterdam († 1744)
- Jacobus Goossens, Malderen
- Israel Arnold, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States († 1753)
- Anna Jan Weggen, Princenhage, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- guilielma wilms (hendricks), helden
Died on Tuesday January 18, 1678
- Jacques Wynckelman (81), Ieper, 8900, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Charlotte Sophie von Baden-Durlach (25), Karlsburg, Durlach, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
- Petrus Goossens (68), Opwijk (VLAAMS-BRABAND) België
- Thomas LANGLOIS, Ifs,14341,Calvados,Normandie,FRANCE
- Christina Mestdagh, Izegem, België
- Charlotte Sofie prinses von Baden (25)
- James Mitchell (39), Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
- Grietje Heyndriksd. Muldert, Delft
- Cornelis HUIBRECHTSE
- Charlotte Sophia van Baden-Durlach (25)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 18, 1678 at Delpher
Born on January 18
- 1641 » François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, French politician, Secretary of State for War († 1691)
- 1659 » Damaris Cudworth Masham, English philosopher and theologian († 1708)
- 1672 » Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French author († 1731)
- 1688 » Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1765)
- 1689 » Montesquieu, French lawyer and philosopher († 1755)
- 1701 » Johann Jakob Moser, German jurist († 1785)
- 1743 » Louis Claude de Saint-Martin, French mystic and philosopher († 1803)
- 1751 » Ferdinand Kauer, Austrian pianist and composer († 1831)
- 1752 » John Nash, English architect († 1835)
- 1764 » Samuel Whitbread, English politician († 1815)
Died on January 18
- 1547 » Pietro Bembo, Italian cardinal and scholar (b. 1470)
- 1586 » Margaret of Parma (b. 1522)
- 1589 » Magnus Heinason, Faroese naval hero (b. 1545)
- 1677 » Jan van Riebeeck, Dutch politician, founded Cape Town (b. 1619)
- 1756 » Francis George of Schönborn-Buchheim, Archbishop-Elector of Trier (b. 1682)
- 1783 » Jeanne Quinault, French actress and playwright (b. 1699)
- 1803 » Ippolit Bogdanovich, Russian poet and academic (b. 1743)
- 1849 » Panoutsos Notaras, Greek politician (b. 1752)
- 1862 » John Tyler, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 10th President of the United States (b. 1790)
- 1873 » Edward Bulwer-Lytton, English author, poet, playwright, and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1803)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1678
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- June 25 » Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is the first woman awarded a doctorate of philosophy when she graduates from the University of Padua.
- August 3 » Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes.
- November 25 » Trunajaya rebellion: After a long and logistically challenging march, the allied Mataram and Dutch troops successfully assaulted the rebel stronghold of Kediri.