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• Catharina Jacoba DURSELEN, Rotterdam
• Abraham Jagt, Scherpenisse, Tholen, Zeeland, NL
• Aauk Douwes, Warns, Hemelumer Oldeferd, Friesland, Nederland († 1783)
• Barbera van IJzere, Rotterdam Z.H
• Adriana van Brochooven, Helvoirt
• Amand Joseph PATERNOTTE, Braine-le-Comte, Henegouwen, België († 1858)
• Catharina Steenis, Rotterdam (NL) († 1814)
• Barbe Victoire Vlamynck, Zarren († 1843)
• Anthony Betzer, Alexandria, Hunterdon, Nj
• Adriaantje van 't Hof, St. Annaland, Zeeland, Nederland († 1843)

• Elisabeth Moessner (78), Bahlingen, Freiberg, Germany
• Joes Jakob Francken (2), Himmerich/Randerath
• Anne GROULX (95), Terrebonne, Qc
• Cornelis Cornelisse van der Klaauw (84), Wassenaar
• Cornelis Cornelisz. van der Claauw (84), Wassenaar, ZH, Nederland
• Cornelis Cornelisz (Cnelis d'Oude) van der Klaauw (Klauw) (84), Wassenaar
• Cornelis Cornelisz. van der Claauw, Wassenaar aangifte
• ?? de Waal (0), Bruinisse
• Cornelis Corneliszn (de Oude) van der Claauw (85), Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Cornelisz van der CLAUW (84), Wassenaar

• 1747 » Samuel Osgood, American soldier and politician, 1st United States Postmaster General († 1813)
• 1757 » Joseph Forlenze, Italian ophthalmologist and surgeon († 1833)
• 1763 » Caroline von Wolzogen, German author († 1847)
• 1777 » John Cheyne, Scottish physician and author († 1836)
• 1790 » Gideon Mantell, English scientist († 1852)
• 1795 » Antonio José de Sucre, Venezuelan general and politician, 2nd President of Bolivia († 1830)
• 1807 » Joseph E. Johnston, American general and politician († 1891)
• 1809 » Felix Mendelssohn, German pianist, composer, and conductor († 1847)
• 1811 » Horace Greeley, American journalist and politician († 1872)
• 1816 » Ram Singh Kuka, Indian credited with starting the Non-cooperation movement

• 1737 » Tommaso Ceva, Italian mathematician and academic (b. 1648)
• 1802 » Pedro Rodríguez, Spanish statesman and economist (b. 1723)
• 1813 » Juan Bautista Cabral, Argentinian sergeant (b. 1789)
• 1820 » Gia Long, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1762)
• 1832 » George Crabbe, English surgeon and poet (b. 1754)
• 1862 » Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (b. 1774)
• 1866 » François-Xavier Garneau, Canadian poet, author, and historian (b. 1809)
• 1873 » Isaac Baker Brown, English gynecologist and surgeon (b. 1811)
• 1922 » John Butler Yeats, Irish painter and illustrator (b. 1839)
• 1924 » Woodrow Wilson, American historian, academic, and politician, 28th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1856)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Joannes
7. Willem
8. Jacob
9. Gerrit
10. Petrus
11. Jacobus
12. Jean
13. Dirk
14. Klaas
15. Adrianus
16. John

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Marie
5. Cornelia
6. Joanna
7. Catharina
8. Elisabeth
9. Trijntje
10. Neeltje
11. Antje
12. Aaltje
13. Grietje
14. Adriana
15. Elizabeth
16. Janna

• 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)
• January 18 » James Cook is the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the "Sandwich Islands".
• 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.
• February 23 » American Revolutionary War: Baron von Steuben arrives at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to help to train the Continental Army.
• May 1 » American Revolution: The Battle of Crooked Billet begins in Hatboro, Pennsylvania.
• August 21 » American Revolutionary War: British forces begin besieging the French outpost at Pondichéry.
• December 15 » American Revolutionary War: British and French fleets clash in the Battle of St. Lucia.

The temperature on February 3, 1778 was about -1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken.