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• Elisabeth Bones, Mülheim
• Clemens August Musenberg, Oesede-Dröper, Fürstbistum Osnabrück
• Dieuwertje Pietersdr. Spanjaard, Hillegom, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Catharina Elisabetha Sanders, Holtum,, Limburg, Nederland
• Cornelis van Wel, Leeuwen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1865)
• Christoph Rötz
• Fennetjen Helmerts, Elspeet († 1778)
• Dieuwertje (Duijfje) Pietersdr. Spanjaard, Hillegom
• Fennetje Helmerts, Elspeet
• Derk ten Hoedt, Arnhem, Nederland († 1862)

• Derk Gerhardus Croese (2)
• Christian Feige (6), Elsoff, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Gerrit Sijbrands (38)
• Adrianus Fabri (38), Hoboken
• Arie Gerritsz Krijt (39)
• Elizabeth Leppens (0), Bladel
• Henri Jean NOËL, LORCE, Liège, Belgique
• Jan Le Fevre (38), Delft
• Grietje Dirkse Quartel (63), s Gravendeel
• Cathrine Rasmusdatter (53)

• 1728 » Joseph Black, French-Scottish physician and chemist († 1799)
• 1730 » Henry Clinton, English general and politician († 1795)
• 1755 » Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, French painter († 1842)
• 1786 » John Franklin, English admiral and politician, 4th Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land († 1847)
• 1800 » George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, English field marshal and politician († 1888)
• 1808 » Caleb Blood Smith, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 6th United States Secretary of the Interior († 1864)
• 1821 » Ford Madox Brown, French-English soldier and painter († 1893)
• 1823 » Gotthold Eisenstein, German mathematician and academic († 1852)
• 1826 » Sir James Corry, 1st Baronet, British politician († 1891)
• 1827 » Octave Crémazie, Canadian poet and bookseller († 1879)

• 1687 » George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English poet and politician, Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire (b. 1628)
• 1689 » Aphra Behn, English author and playwright (b. 1640)
• 1742 » Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino, Italian poet and translator (b. 1672)
• 1756 » Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (b. 1677)
• 1783 » Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer and educator (b. 1719)
• 1788 » Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French mathematician, cosmologist, and author (b. 1707)
• 1828 » Francisco Goya, Spanish-French painter and illustrator (b. 1746)
• 1846 » Domenico Dragonetti, Italian bassist and composer (b. 1763)
• 1850 » Marie Tussaud, French-English sculptor, founded the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum (b. 1761)
• 1859 » Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian and philosopher, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1805)

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 6 » New York became the third state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
• 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.
• 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.
• August 29 » American Revolutionary War: British and American forces battle indecisively at the Battle of Rhode Island.

The temperature on April 16, 1778 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.