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Died on Thursday November 3, 1678
- Geheimer Rat und Kanzler zu Stolberg Johannes Titius (63), Nordhausen
- Angélique de Baudéan
- Ester Michiel (47), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Elisabeth Everts (34), Barneveld
- Joannes Boeye (0), Niel, Antwerpen, Belgie
- Catherine de la Haye, Mortier,,Province de Liâ®ge,Walloon Region,Belgiâ´
- Martien Jans Versteeg (63)
- Margriet DE RIDDER (82), Mortsel, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
- Anna BACHER PACHER (23), Oberschefflenz, Mosbach, Baden, Germany
- Andreas Hansens (45), Knokke
Born on November 3
- 1587 » Samuel Scheidt, German organist, composer, and educator († 1654)
- 1604 » Osman II, Ottoman sultan († 1622)
- 1618 » Aurangzeb, Mughal emperor of India († 1707)
- 1656 » Georg Reutter, Austrian organist and composer († 1738)
- 1659 » Hui-bin Jang, Royal consort († 1701)
- 1689 » Jan Josef Ignác Brentner, Czech composer († 1742)
- 1749 » Daniel Rutherford, Scottish chemist and physician († 1819)
- 1757 » Robert Smith, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 6th United States Secretary of State († 1842)
- 1777 » Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom († 1848)
- 1793 » Stephen F. Austin, American businessman and politician († 1836)
Died on November 3
- 1580 » Jerónimo Zurita y Castro, Spanish historian and author (b. 1512)
- 1584 » Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal and saint (b. 1538)
- 1599 » Andrew Báthory, Prince of Transylvania (b. c. 1563)
- 1600 » Richard Hooker, English priest and theologian (b. 1554)
- 1639 » Martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (b. 1579)
- 1643 » John Bainbridge, English astronomer and academic (b. 1582)
- 1643 » Paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (b. 1577)
- 1676 » Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Pasha, Ottoman soldier and politician, 110th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1635)
- 1711 » John Ernest Grabe, German theologian and academic (b. 1666)
- 1787 » Robert Lowth, English bishop and academic (b. 1710)
Names that were popular for boys in 1678
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Willem
- Petrus
- Johannes
- Jean
- John
- Hendrik
- Jansz
- Gerrit
- Joseph
- Pierre
- Van
Names that were popular for girls in 1678
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Anne
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Jans
- Johanna
- Neeltje
- Van
- Jeanne
- Catherine
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.