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• Allegonda van der Putten, Venray, Limburg, Nederland († 1816)
• Beert Evertsen Verschuur, Garderen († 1828)
• Angelina Jacoba Van Den Hende, Sint Gillis-bij-Dendermonde,Oost-Vlaanderen,Vlaanderen,Belgi√´
• Albertje Alles (1) van Wijk, ,, Haulerwijk, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands († 1825)
• Albertje Alles [Van Wijk], Haulerwijk († 1825)
• Anna Barbara RAVEN, Hulsberg, Limburg, Nederland
• Albertje Alles van Wijk, Haulerwijk, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland († 1825)
• Anna Simpson CRAM, Deerfield, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States († 1865)
• Betsey Ann Benham, Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten († 1864)
• Anne Sakes (Anna) van Aalsum, Dokkum, Friesland, Nederland († 1822)

• Jan Johannes Geleijns (Gelens) (0), Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, NL
• Joanna Verhagen (3), Schijndel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Cornelia van der Kade (56), Voorburg
• Adriana Geridts (3), Meijel
• Cornelia van der Kade (56), Voorburg
• Jan Steening (0)
• Janna Jans (0), Nijbroek (Gem. Voorst)
• Gerrit van Weije (65), Monster
• Isaac Churchill (84), Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
• Aarjen Spierdijk (63), Den Helder

• 1726 » Lewis Morris, American judge and politician († 1798)
• 1732 » David Rittenhouse, American astronomer and mathematician († 1796)
• 1761 » William Joseph Chaminade, French priest, founded the Society of Mary († 1850)
• 1770 » John Thomas Campbell, Irish-Australian banker and politician († 1830)
• 1798 » Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet and author († 1857)
• 1818 » August Wilhelm von Hofmann, German chemist and academic († 1892)
• 1818 » Christian IX of Denmark († 1906)
• 1826 » Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican soldier († 1890)
• 1827 » Ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican ophthalmologist, journalist, and politician († 1898)
• 1842 » Elizabeth Bacon Custer, American author and educator († 1933)

• 1691 » Carlo Rainaldi, Italian architect, designed the Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto (b. 1611)
• 1697 » Niels Juel, Norwegian-Danish admiral (b. 1629)
• 1704 » Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English colonel and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1641)
• 1704 » Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist and philologist (b. 1624)
• 1709 » Wolfgang Dietrich of Castell-Remlingen, German nobleman (b. 1641)
• 1725 » John Wise, American minister (b. 1652)
• 1735 » Francis II Rákóczi, Hungarian prince (b. 1676)
• 1848 » Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (b. 1797)
• 1860 » István Széchenyi, Hungarian statesman and reformer (b.1791)
• 1861 » Elisha Otis, American businessman, founded the Otis Elevator Company (b. 1811)

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)
• February 9 » Rhode Island becomes the fourth US state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
• July 4 » American Revolutionary War: U.S. forces under George Clark capture Kaskaskia during the Illinois campaign.
• August 3 » The theatre La Scala in Milan is inaugurated with the première of Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.
• August 26 » The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
• August 29 » American Revolutionary War: British and American forces battle indecisively at the Battle of Rhode Island.
• 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.

The temperature on April 8, 1778 was about 0.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder.