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• Christina Thebult, Achterberg († 1842)
• Dirk Staalman, Overschie
• Arend Docter, Elburg († 1842)
• Cornelius van de Avert, Dorst († 1864)
• Dominicus Waterschoot, Waasmunster (België)
• Adrianus van den Broeck, Teteringen, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Cornelius Jansen van der Avert, Dorst
• Arend Docter, Elburg, Nederland († 1842)
• Gudela Onbelet, Leeuwarden († 1857)
• Friedrich Rank, Berleburg, Kreis Wittgenstein

• Cornelis van Maurik (70), Maurik
• Ingetje Aagje van der ZWAAN (51), Ter Aar
• Jeanne Perrine SEGUINEAU (55), Notre-Dame-de-Monts, 85690, France
• dirk ariens de roo (ij) (31), Ijsselmonde, Nederland
• Helena Rosenhart (0), Haarlem
• Joannes Metsemaekers (68), Maasniel, Limburg, Netherlands
• Aart Corneliszn van Triest (55), Elburg
• Jacob Arisz Balkenende (0), Noordwijk(ZH)
• Levin Johannes Ising (49), Rüthen, Soest, NRW, Deutschland
• Magdalena de Zutter (68), Terneuzen

• 1704 » Benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and businessman († 1776)
• 1738 » George III of the United Kingdom († 1820)
• 1744 » Patrick Ferguson, Scottish soldier, designed the Ferguson rifle († 1780)
• 1754 » Franz Xaver von Zach, Slovak astronomer and academic († 1832)
• 1754 » Miguel de Azcuénaga, Argentinian soldier († 1833)
• 1787 » Constant Prévost, French geologist and academic († 1856)
• 1801 » James Pennethorne, English architect, designed Victoria Park († 1871)
• 1821 » Apollon Maykov, Russian poet and playwright († 1897)
• 1829 » Jinmaku Kyūgorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 12th Yokozuna († 1903)
• 1854 » Solko van den Bergh, Dutch target shooter († 1916)

• 1647 » Canonicus, Grand Chief Sachem of the Narragansett (b. 1565)
• 1663 » William Juxon, English archbishop and academic (b. 1582)
• 1798 » Giacomo Casanova, Italian adventurer and author (b. 1725)
• 1801 » Frederick Muhlenberg, American minister and politician, 1st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1750)
• 1809 » Nicolai Abildgaard, Danish neoclassical and history painter, sculptor and architect (b. 1743)
• 1830 » Antonio José de Sucre, Venezuelan general and politician, 2nd President of Bolivia (b. 1795)
• 1872 » Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, Dutch historian, jurist, and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1798)
• 1875 » Eduard Mörike, German pastor and poet (b. 1804)
• 1876 » Abdülaziz of the Ottoman Empire, 32nd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1830)
• 1922 » W. H. R. Rivers, English anthropologist, neurologist, ethnologist, and psychiatrist (b. 1864)

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. Joanna
6. Cornelia
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 23 » American Revolutionary War: Baron von Steuben arrives at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to help to train the Continental Army.
• May 12 » Heinrich XI, count of the Principality of Reuss-Greiz, is elevated to Prince by Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.
• June 18 » American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia.
• 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.
• September 19 » The Continental Congress passes the first United States federal budget.
• November 26 » In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui.

The temperature on June 4, 1778 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: donder.