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Born on Sunday February 8, 1778
- Anna Maria Cassé, Bennebroek
- Anthony Rasmijn or Frans Ras, Aruba († 1843)
- Alexander Engels, Kerkrade (L
- Aagtje Jans, Kollum († 1819)
- Anna van Kal
- Abraham Jacobse Jagt, Scherpenisse
- Anna Gesina Tönjes, Nehrlangen, Lathen
- Anne Jans Tanja, St. Annaparochie († 1851)
- Aaltje Kroon, Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland († 1826)
- Anthony Rasmijn († 1843)
Died on Sunday February 8, 1778
- Dieuwertje Jans Visscher (60), Broek op Langedijk
- Bernard Pauwels (70), Vrasene, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Anna Eva Zembrotin (Zimmerman) (62)
- Dominicus Jacobus DAVID, Bredene, 8450, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
- Cornelia Baks, Breda
- Jacoba Montenaer (46), Breda
- Isabella JONCKHEERE (76), Brugge St Andries Belgie
- Jannigje Gerrits van Werkhoven (7), Leersum
- Jacob Cornelisse Bouman (85), Heusden
- Henrich Schwarzenbach (42), Richstein, Kreis Wittgenstein
Born on February 8
- 1741 » André Grétry, Belgian-French organist and composer († 1813)
- 1762 » Gia Long, Vietnamese emperor († 1820)
- 1764 » Joseph Leopold Eybler, Austrian composer and conductor († 1846)
- 1792 » Caroline Augusta of Bavaria († 1873)
- 1798 » Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia († 1849)
- 1807 » Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, English sculptor and zoologist († 1889)
- 1817 » Richard S. Ewell, American general († 1872)
- 1819 » John Ruskin, English author, critic, and academic († 1900)
- 1820 » William Tecumseh Sherman, American general († 1891)
- 1822 » Maxime Du Camp, French photographer and journalist († 1894)
Died on February 8
- 1696 » Ivan V of Russia (b. 1666)
- 1709 » Giuseppe Torelli, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1658)
- 1725 » Peter the Great, Russian emperor (b. 1672)
- 1749 » Jan van Huysum, Dutch painter (b. 1682)
- 1750 » Aaron Hill, English playwright and poet (b. 1685)
- 1768 » George Dance the Elder, English architect, designed St Leonard's and St Botolph's Aldgate (b. 1695)
- 1772 » Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (b. 1719)
- 1849 » François Habeneck, French violinist and conductor (b. 1781)
- 1849 » France Prešeren, Slovenian poet and lawyer (b. 1800)
- 1856 » Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist and academic (b. 1773)
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
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- 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 5 » South Carolina becomes the second state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
- February 9 » Rhode Island becomes the fourth US state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
- 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.
- June 18 » American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia.
- July 10 » American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain.
- July 27 » American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant: British and French fleets fight to a standoff.
Weather February 8, 1778
The temperature on February 8, 1778 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: helder.