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• Asa Avery Gore, Sheshequin Township, Bradford County, PA († 1839)
• Anna Catharina Botermans, Lier, België
• Arentgien, Scherpenzeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Elisabeth van HEES, Udenhout,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1835)
• Berent Hendrik Borninkhof, Bredevoort (Aalten
• Abijah White († 1846)
• Arentgien Bouwesd Bouwes, Scherpenzeel, weststellingwerf.fr.nld
• Anthonius van Engelen, Drunen († 1826)
• Elisabeth Lambertsz van Hees, Udenhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland NL
• Elias Verhoeven, Udenhout

• Joanna Theresia VANDENABEELE (44), Koksijde, 38014, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
• André VIELLEVOYE, Clermont, 63089, Verviers, Belgique
• Henrich Riedesel (18), Melbach, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Gerrit Lans (72), Zwolle
• Geertrui Willems (48), Bennekom, Gelderland, Nederland
• Jerusha Samson (73), Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
• Aaltje RIDDER, Weesperkarspel
• Jan Jansz Bergers (6), Westzaandam
• Joannes Cornelissen (71), Minderhout, 2322, België
• Gertrud Menn (1), Erndtebrück, Kreis Wittgenstein

• 1739 » Jabez Bowen, American colonel and politician, 45th Deputy Governor of Rhode Island († 1815)
• 1740 » Marquis de Sade, French philosopher and politician († 1814)
• 1743 » Alessandro Cagliostro, Italian occultist and explorer († 1795)
• 1773 » John Randolph of Roanoke, American planter and politician, 8th United States Ambassador to Russia († 1833)
• 1774 » William Lawson, English-Australian explorer and politician († 1850)
• 1813 » Daniel Pollen, Irish-New Zealand politician, 9th Prime Minister of New Zealand († 1896)
• 1823 » Gédéon Ouimet, Canadian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Quebec († 1905)
• 1835 » Pope Pius X († 1914)
• 1838 » Duchess Alexandra Petrovna of Oldenburg († 1900)
• 1840 » Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet († 1928)

• 1693 » John Wildman, English soldier and politician, Postmaster General of the United Kingdom (b. 1621)
• 1701 » Madeleine de Scudéry, French author (b. 1607)
• 1716 » Ogata Kōrin, Japanese painter and educator (b. 1658)
• 1754 » Ebenezer Erskine, Scottish minister and theologian (b. 1680)
• 1761 » Jonas Alströmer, Swedish businessman (b. 1685)
• 1785 » Jean Paul de Gua de Malves, French mathematician and academic (b. 1713)
• 1806 » William Tate, English painter (b. 1747)
• 1853 » Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre, English general (b. 1777)
• 1865 » Ner Middleswarth, American judge and politician (b. 1783)
• 1875 » Józef Kremer, Polish psychologist, historian, and philosopher (b. 1806)

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. Adriana
14. Elizabeth
15. Grietje
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 5 » South Carolina becomes the second state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
• 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 10 » American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain.
• August 21 » American Revolutionary War: British forces begin besieging the French outpost at Pondichéry.
• August 29 » American Revolutionary War: British and American forces battle indecisively at the Battle of Rhode Island.
• November 26 » In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui.

The temperature on June 2, 1778 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west by south. Weather type: zeer betrokken.