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Born on Friday February 11, 1678
- Genevieve RETHORE, Rochefort-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France († 1778)
- Anna Pouwels de Vette, Kethel († 1763)
- Anna (Annitie VETTE,DE, Kethel,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1763)
- Josephus de Roset, Hoeven, Noord Brabant, Nederland
- Beerent Jansz Beerents, Valburg Gelderland
- Denis DUBOIS, Moutiers-au-Perche,61110, Frankrijk († 1753)
- bernt jansen, Valburg
- maaijke leenderts LODDER, heerl
- Elizabeth Chapman 9 E († 1725)
- FRANCOIS JECHOUX, Fougerolles,70220,Haute-Saône,Bourgogne-Franche-Comté,FRANCE († 1762)
Died on Friday February 11, 1678
- William Farrar (51)
- Magdalena Müller (72), Nördlingen(DEU)
- Magdalena Gerrits van Tessel (58), Den Haag
- Geertruid Margaretha van Varick
- Geertruid Margaretha Philipsd Van VARICK
- Mary Cowper
- Jan Jochums Ammama (53), Sloten, Friesland, Nederland
- Geetruid Margaretha Philip Gozewijn van Varick (78)
- Magdalena Gerrits van Tessel, 's-Gravenhage
- Geertruid Margriet VAN VARICK
Born on February 11
- 1568 » Honoré d'Urfé, French author and playwright († 1625)
- 1649 » William Carstares, Scottish minister and academic († 1715)
- 1657 » Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, French poet and playwright († 1757)
- 1708 » Egidio Duni, Italian composer († 1775)
- 1764 » Joseph Chénier, French poet and playwright († 1811)
- 1776 » Ioannis Kapodistrias, Greek politician, 1st Governor of Greece († 1831)
- 1800 » Henry Fox Talbot, English photographer and politician, invented the calotype († 1877)
- 1802 » Lydia Maria Child, American journalist, author, and activist († 1880)
- 1805 » Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, Native American-French Canadian explorer († 1866)
- 1812 » Alexander H. Stephens, American lawyer and politician, Vice President of the Confederate States of America († 1883)
Died on February 11
- 1503 » Elizabeth of York (b. 1466)
- 1626 » Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician and astronomer (b. 1548)
- 1650 » René Descartes, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1596)
- 1755 » Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist, playwright, and critic (b. 1675)
- 1763 » William Shenstone, English poet and gardener (b. 1714)
- 1795 » Carl Michael Bellman, Swedish poet and composer (b. 1740)
- 1829 » Alexander Griboyedov, Russian poet, playwright, and composer (b. 1795)
- 1862 » Elizabeth Siddal, English poet and artist's model (b. 1829)
- 1868 » Léon Foucault, French physicist and academic (b. 1819)
- 1898 » Félix María Zuloaga, Mexican general and unconstitutional interim president (1858 and 1860-1862) (b. 1813)
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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.