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• Anna Catharina Voorspoels, Duffel (B) († 1814)
• Conrad Anawalt, Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States († 1844)
• Agnes Plompe, Deventer
• Aleida Sophia AVENARIUS, Dinxperlo, Gelderland, NEDERLAND († 1845)
• Aurelia Faber, Balk († 1784)
• Adrianus Joannes BOONS, Boxtel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1850)
• Catharyna Kostermans, Dinteloord
• Agnes Lunsken, Waltwilder, Bilzen, Limburg, België († 1863)
• Adriaan Jan Boons, Boxtel, NL († 1850)
• Barbara Francisca CALLENAERE, Brugge († 1861)

• Deborah Miner (40)
• Henricus Arnoldus van der KRIEKEN, Veldhoven, 4305, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Christian Weiss (1), Laasphe, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Joannes Cleiren (67), Stabroek
• christina petronella joosten, helden-panningen
• Aegje Aerts Boender (78), Strijen
• Hendrik Lommen (57), Velden, Limburg, Nederland
• Jean Baptist Hollemaert (46), Avelgem 8580, West-Vlaanderen, Belgie
• Katharina Hüster (66), Schwarzenau, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Joannes Cleiren (67), Stabroeck (BE)

• 1763 » Jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general († 1813)
• 1782 » Eleanora Atherton, English philanthropist († 1870)
• 1784 » Heinrich Baermann, German clarinetist († 1847)
• 1799 » Walenty Wańkowicz, Polish painter and illustrator († 1842)
• 1800 » Emory Washburn, American historian, lawyer, and politician, 22nd Governor of Massachusetts († 1877)
• 1808 » Michael Costa, Italian-English conductor and composer († 1884)
• 1813 » Lydia Hamilton Smith, African-American businesswoman († 1884)
• 1819 » Christopher Latham Sholes, American journalist and politician, invented the typewriter († 1890)
• 1824 » Winfield Scott Hancock, American general and politician († 1886)
• 1828 » Edmond François Valentin About, French journalist and author († 1885)

• 1714 » Maria Luisa of Savoy, queen of Spain (b. 1688)
• 1737 » Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot, English lawyer and politician Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1685)
• 1744 » John Hadley, English mathematician, invented the octant (b. 1682)
• 1779 » James Cook, English captain, cartographer, and explorer (b. 1728)
• 1780 » William Blackstone, English jurist and politician (b. 1723)
• 1782 » Singu Min, Burmese king (b. 1756)
• 1808 » John Dickinson, American lawyer and politician 5th Governor of Delaware (b. 1732)
• 1831 » Henry Maudslay, English engineer (b. 1771)
• 1831 » Vicente Guerrero, Mexican general and politician, 2nd President of Mexico (b. 1782)
• 1870 » St. John Richardson Liddell, American general (b. 1815)

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. Grietje
13. Aaltje
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)
• February 6 » American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.
• 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.
• August 3 » The theatre La Scala in Milan is inaugurated with the première of Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.
• August 21 » American Revolutionary War: British forces begin besieging the French outpost at Pondichéry.
• September 7 » American Revolutionary War: France invades Dominica in the British West Indies, before Britain is even aware of France's involvement in the war.
• September 19 » The Continental Congress passes the first United States federal budget.

The temperature on February 14, 1778 was about 0.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: betrokken sneeuw.