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Born on Saturday November 5, 1678
- Henrica van Heumen, Oss, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Alexander Abercrombie († 1728)
- Epeus van Glinstra, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland († 1707)
- Cornelia Nicolaus Cornelius Wiessems, Oud en nieuw Gastel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Gabriel Gabriel Lanoij de, Willemstad, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Andreas van Duren, Uden
- Epeus Hettes van Glinstra (Glinster), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland († 1707)
- Joannes HENRICKSEN, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
- Egidius Moonens, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
- Andreas van Dueren, Uden (N.Br.)
Died on Saturday November 5, 1678
- Magriet De Ridder (82), Mortsel
- Nicolaus TAVEIRNE (68), Ruddervoorde, Oostkamp, Province of West Flanders, Belgium
- Margaret Dugan
- Pieter Cornelisz HOUTTUIJN
- Pasquet Pascal PASQUIER (78), Brix, 50700, Basse-Normandie, France
- Theodorus Gijsen (vh Heldens) (0), Maasbree, Limburg, Netherlands
- François Dignopré CROQUELOIS (75), Desvres,62240,Pas-de-Calais,Hauts-de-France,FRANCE
- Clara van Belle, Rotterdam
- Hendrika Fransse MOrgen, Rotterdam
- Catharina de Weeuwen (36), Loenhout
Born on November 5
- 1615 » Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire († 1648)
- 1666 » Attilio Ariosti, Italian viola player and composer († 1729)
- 1667 » Christoph Ludwig Agricola, German painter († 1719)
- 1688 » Louis Bertrand Castel, French mathematician and philosopher († 1757)
- 1701 » Pietro Longhi, Venetian painter and educator († 1785)
- 1705 » Louis-Gabriel Guillemain, French violinist and composer († 1770)
- 1715 » John Brown, English author and playwright († 1766)
- 1722 » William Byron, 5th Baron Byron, English lieutenant and politician († 1798)
- 1739 » Hugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of Eglinton, Scottish composer and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire († 1819)
- 1742 » Richard Cosway, English painter († 1821)
Died on November 5
- 1515 » Mariotto Albertinelli, Italian painter and educator (b. 1474)
- 1559 » Kanō Motonobu, Japanese painter and educator (b. 1476)
- 1605 » Nyaungyan Min, Birmese king (b. 1555)
- 1660 » Alexandre de Rhodes, French missionary and lexicographer (b. 1591)
- 1660 » Lucy Hay, Countess of Carlisle (b. 1599)
- 1701 » Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, French-English colonel and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire (b. 1659)
- 1714 » Bernardino Ramazzini, Italian physician and academic (b. 1633)
- 1752 » Carl Andreas Duker, German scholar and jurist (b. 1670)
- 1758 » Hans Egede, Norwegian-Danish bishop and missionary (b. 1686)
- 1872 » Thomas Sully, English-American painter (b. 1783)
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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.