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Born on Monday February 16, 1778
- Ann Underwood, Shelton Laurel, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States († 1845)
- Anna Carolina Devilder, Ruiselede († 1839)
- Anna Maria Lenhart, Shippensburg, Columbia, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten († 1852)
- Aafje Booij, Zaandijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Christina Johanna van LOO, Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands
- Anna Theresia Vogelaere, Vladslo († 1778)
- Albertine Eleonore Juliana van Schulenburg, Maagdenburg, Saksen-Anhalt († 1838)
- Cornelia Sijmonsdr. (Keetje) Romeijn, Kethel en Spaland, ZH, Nederland († 1841)
- Anna Maria Arnoldussen van Florenstein, Balgoij, Gelderland, Nederland
- Ariën Buddingh, Driel, Heteren, Gelderland, Nederland
Died on Monday February 16, 1778
- François t'SERSTEVENS, Bruxelles, 21004, Région Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgique
- Gerrit Lammertsz Overman, Den Helder
- Arie Streefkerk (Streefkerck) (77)
- Adrianus Jansen Manders (69), Mierlo, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Arnout Marienburg Hornman (2), Bergen Op Zoom
- Gerrit Janszn Schrama (4), Warmond, Zuid Holland, Nederland
- Arie Cornelisse Streefkerk (77), Strijen Sas
- Beatrix WEEDA (76), Strijen
- Christian Herling (0), Schwarzenau, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Francois Gabriel de Lezay (78), Lons le Saunier
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 16, 1778 at Delpher
Born on February 16
- 1740 » Giambattista Bodoni, Italian publisher and engraver († 1813)
- 1761 » Jean-Charles Pichegru, French general († 1804)
- 1774 » Pierre Rode, French violinist and composer († 1830)
- 1786 » Maria Pavlovna, Russian Grand Duchess († 1859)
- 1802 » Phineas Quimby, American mystic and philosopher († 1866)
- 1804 » Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist and zoologist († 1885)
- 1812 » Henry Wilson, American colonel and politician, 18th Vice President of the United States († 1875)
- 1821 » Heinrich Barth, German explorer and scholar († 1865)
- 1822 » Francis Galton, English biologist and statistician († 1911)
- 1824 » Peter Kosler, Slovenian lawyer, geographer, and cartographer († 1879)
Died on February 16
- 1645 » Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general and politician, 24th Governor of the Duchy of Milan (b. 1585)
- 1710 » Esprit Fléchier, French bishop and author (b. 1632)
- 1721 » James Craggs the Younger, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1686)
- 1754 » Richard Mead, English physician (b. 1673)
- 1820 » Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish general (b. 1758)
- 1862 » William Pennington American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of New Jersey, 23rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1796)
- 1898 » Thomas Bracken, Irish-New Zealand journalist, poet, and politician (b. 1843)
- 1899 » Félix Faure, French merchant and politician, 7th President of France (b. 1841)
- 1907 » Giosuè Carducci, Italian poet and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1835)
- 1912 » Nicholas of Japan, Russian-Japanese monk and saint (b. 1836)
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)
- January 18 » James Cook is the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the "Sandwich Islands".
- February 6 » New York became the third state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
- 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 4 » American Revolutionary War: U.S. forces under George Clark capture Kaskaskia during the Illinois campaign.
- September 17 » The Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed. It is the first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American tribe.
Weather February 16, 1778
The temperature on February 16, 1778 was about 0.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by west. Weather type: betrokken sneeuw.