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Born on Wednesday August 17, 1678
- Johanna Anthonius Teunis JANSEN, Riethoven, 4138, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Magdaleentje Dirks Bakker, Maassluis, Nederland († 1708)
- Anne VERHUEST, Tielt,8700,Flandre Occidentale,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1738)
- Louis Turcot, Ste Famille, Isle, Quebec, Canada († 1748)
- Jacques Ménard, Boucherville, Chambly, Québec, Canada († 1685)
- Magdaleentje Dirks Bakker, Maassluis,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1708)
- Jannichje SCHERLING, Dordrecht
- Joannes Wijnants, Ramsel(Herselt), Antwerpen, Belgie
- Johann Friedrich Voitlander, Horní Slavkov, 357 31, Repubblica Ceca († 1757)
- Jean Antoine DHALLUIN, Moorsele, 8560, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique († 1744)
Died on Wednesday August 17, 1678
- Christophora Wulgaert (62), Sleidinge
- Godefrida (Gaertgen) van Nienhuijs Neyenhuysen (66), Helden, Peel en Maas, Limburg, Nederland
- Hendrika Morre
- Helena Brand van den (32), Nederweert
- Ernst August v.SA-Coburg (0), Saalfeld
- Henrica Morrhe, Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland
- Isabelle Madeleine de Ligne (55), Paris, France
- godefrida (gaertghen) van nienhuijs (alias neyenhuys) (66), helden
- Isabelle Madeleine d'Arenberg (55), Paris
- Godefrida Driessen (66), Helden, Li.NL
Born on August 17
- 1578 » Francesco Albani, Italian painter († 1660)
- 1578 » Johann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, first prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen († 1638)
- 1582 » John Matthew Rispoli, Maltese philosopher († 1639)
- 1586 » Johann Valentin Andrea, German theologian († 1654)
- 1603 » Lennart Torstensson, Swedish Field Marshal, Privy Councillour and Governor-General († 1651)
- 1612 » Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, Polish nobleman († 1651)
- 1629 » John III Sobieski, Polish–Lithuanian king († 1696)
- 1686 » Nicola Porpora, Italian composer and educator († 1768)
- 1753 » Josef Dobrovský, Bohemian philologist and historian († 1828)
- 1768 » Louis Desaix, French general († 1800)
Died on August 17
- 1547 » Katharina von Zimmern, Swiss sovereign abbess (b. 1478)
- 1673 » Regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1641)
- 1676 » Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, German author (b. 1621)
- 1720 » Anne Dacier, French scholar and translator (b. 1654)
- 1723 » Joseph Bingham, English scholar and academic (b. 1668)
- 1768 » Vasily Trediakovsky, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1703)
- 1785 » Jonathan Trumbull, English-American merchant and politician, 16th Governor of Connecticut (b. 1710)
- 1786 » Frederick the Great, Prussian king (b. 1712)
- 1809 » Matthew Boulton, English businessman and engineer, co-founded Boulton and Watt (b. 1728)
- 1814 » John Johnson, English architect and surveyor (b. 1732)
Names that were popular for boys in 1678
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Willem
- Johannes
- Petrus
- John
- Jean
- Hendrik
- Jansz
- Gerrit
- Joseph
- Van
- Cornelisz
Names that were popular for girls in 1678
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Elizabeth
- Anne
- Mary
- Jans
- Johanna
- Neeltje
- Van
- Catherine
- Grietje
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.