About the day » Thursday February 12, 1778Calender converter

• Aaltje Croes, Elburg, Gelderland, Nederland
• Barbara Catherine Delval, Bikschote
• Anna Catharina SLOOTMANS, Schilde, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium († 1851)
• Antonia van de Ven, Bakel en Milheeze
• Albert Alberts, Zuidbroek, Groningen, Nederland
• Cornelia Witlox, Udenhout (Noord-Brabant)
• Anna Magdalena Bots, Delft
• Aafke Jans OMGES, Wirdum, Loppersum, Groningen, Nederland († 1862)
• Antoine Borde, Carves,24170,Dordogne,Nouvelle-Aquitaine,FRANCE
• Anna Maria Fransen, Oldenzaal, 7570, Nederland († 1844)

• Anna van Steenhoven (71), Waspik
• Aagje Jacobs Roos (71), Oud Karspel
• Aagje Jacobs Roos, Oudkarspel, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aagje Japikse Keeltjes of Roos (71), Oudkarspel, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Dirk van Selenbergh (41), Delft, Nederland
• Adriana Wesel van (63), Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Cornelia Leendertsd HOOGWERF (41), Oud-Beijerland
• Gabriel Bissonnette (49)
• bastiaan ariens BOER (71), strijen
• Casper Nicolaas KEMPFF (31), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1768 » Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor († 1835)
• 1775 » Louisa Adams, English-American wife of John Quincy Adams, 6th First Lady of the United States († 1852)
• 1777 » Bernard Courtois, French chemist and academic († 1838)
• 1777 » Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, German author and poet († 1843)
• 1785 » Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist and chemist († 1838)
• 1787 » Norbert Provencher, Canadian bishop and missionary († 1853)
• 1788 » Carl Reichenbach, German chemist and philosopher († 1869)
• 1791 » Peter Cooper, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Cooper Union († 1883)
• 1794 » Alexander Petrov, Russian chess player and composer († 1867)
• 1794 » Valentín Canalizo, Mexican general and politician. 14th President (1843-1844) († 1850)

• 1713 » Jahandar Shah, Mughal emperor (b. 1664)
• 1728 » Agostino Steffani, Italian priest and composer (b. 1653)
• 1763 » Pierre de Marivaux, French author and playwright (b. 1688)
• 1771 » Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (b. 1710)
• 1789 » Ethan Allen, American farmer, general, and politician (b. 1738)
• 1799 » Lazzaro Spallanzani, Italian biologist and physiologist (b. 1729)
• 1804 » Immanuel Kant, German anthropologist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1724)
• 1834 » Friedrich Schleiermacher, German philosopher and scholar (b. 1768)
• 1886 » Randolph Caldecott, English-American painter and illustrator (b. 1846)
• 1894 » Hans von Bülow, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1830)

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 9 » Rhode Island becomes the fourth US state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
• May 1 » American Revolution: The Battle of Crooked Billet begins in Hatboro, Pennsylvania.
• June 18 » American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia.
• July 27 » American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant: British and French fleets fight to a standoff.
• December 15 » American Revolutionary War: British and French fleets clash in the Battle of St. Lucia.

The temperature on February 12, 1778 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: zeer betrokken.