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Born on Wednesday January 21, 1778
- Aaltje Doggenaar, Hasselt, Overijssel, Nederland († 1828)
- Aaltje Martens de Boer, Wartena († 1860)
- Aaltje Doggenaar, Hasselt, Overijssel, Nederland († 1828)
- Aaltje Martens, Wartena (Friesland)
- Adrianus van Duijnen, Dordrecht
- Aaltjen Gerrits Doggenaar, Zwartsluis, Overijssel, Nederland († 1828)
- Aaltje Doggenaar (Doggerman), Hasselt († 1828)
- Christina Ydema, Workum († 1841)
- Chrétien Christiaan HENDERICKX HENDRIX, Herk-de-Stad,3540,Limbourg,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1829)
- Aaltje Cornelis Keijser, Hippolytushoef, Wieringen, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1838)
Died on Wednesday January 21, 1778
- Aaltje ROELEFS (73), Middelbert, Noorddijk, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
- Cornelius SCHOONMAKER (52), Shawawangunk, Shawawangunk, Ulster County, New York, Verenigde Staten
- Inge Gerrits Vonk (54), Ottoland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aldegunda TEEWEN (13), Straelen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland
- Jacob Spijker, Zevenhoven
- Aaltje Roelfs, Middelbert, Groningen, Nederland
- Aaltje Roelefs, Middelbert
- Inge Gerrits Vonk (54), Ottoland
- Dirk Jansz van Leeuwen (41), Alphen
- Isaac Herrington (84), Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 21, 1778 at Delpher
Born on January 21
- 1763 » Augustin Robespierre, younger brother of French Revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre († 1794)
- 1775 » Manuel Garcia, Spanish opera singer and composer († 1832)
- 1784 » Peter De Wint, English painter († 1849)
- 1788 » William Henry Smyth, Royal Navy officer, hydrographer, astronomer and numismatist
- 1796 » Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel, consort of George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz († 1880)
- 1797 » Joseph Méry, French author and journalist († 1866)
- 1800 » Theodor Fliedner, German Lutheran minister († 1864)
- 1801 » John Batman, Australian entrepreneur and explorer († 1839)
- 1804 » Moritz von Schwind, Austrian painter († 1871)
- 1808 » Juan Crisóstomo Torrico, 16th President of Peru († 1875)
Died on January 21
- 1731 » Ignjat Đurđević, Croatian poet and translator (b. 1675)
- 1773 » Alexis Piron, French playwright and author (b. 1689)
- 1774 » Mustafa III, Ottoman sultan (b. 1717)
- 1775 » Yemelyan Pugachev, Russian rebel (b. 1742)
- 1789 » Baron d'Holbach, French-German philosopher and author (b. 1723)
- 1793 » Louis XVI of France (b. 1754)
- 1795 » Samuel Wallis, English navigator and explorer (b. 1728)
- 1809 » Josiah Hornblower, American engineer and politician (b. 1729)
- 1814 » Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, French botanist and author (b. 1737)
- 1823 » Cayetano José Rodríguez, Argentinian cleric, journalist, and poet (b. 1761)
Names that were popular for boys in 1778
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Joannes
- Willem
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Dirk
- Klaas
- Adrianus
- John
Names that were popular for girls in 1778
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Trijntje
- Neeltje
- Antje
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Adriana
- Elizabeth
- Janna
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1778
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- February 14 » The United States flag is formally recognized by a foreign naval vessel for the first time, when French Admiral Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte renders a nine gun salute to USSRanger, commanded by John Paul Jones.
- May 12 » Heinrich XI, count of the Principality of Reuss-Greiz, is elevated to Prince by Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.
- June 28 » American Revolutionary War: The American Continentals engage the British in the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse resulting in standstill and British withdrawal under cover of darkness.
- July 28 » Constitution of the province of Cantabria ratified at the Assembly Hall in Bárcena la Puente, Reocín, Spain.
- August 29 » American Revolutionary War: British and American forces battle indecisively at the Battle of Rhode Island.
- November 11 » Cherry Valley massacre: Loyalists and Seneca Indian forces attack a fort and village in eastern New York during the American Revolutionary War, killing more than forty civilians and soldiers.
Weather January 21, 1778
The temperature on January 21, 1778 was about 5.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht.