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July 5, 1778Born on Monday July 6, 1778
- Corneliske Hansesd Oosterhof, Bovenknijpe, schoterland.fr, Nederland († 1806)
- Catharina Vrancken, Eigenbilzen († 1847)
- Claasje Willems de Zaaijer, Blaricum († 1778)
- Charlotte de Noël, Senonnes, een gemeente in het Franse departement Mayenne († 1862)
- Albertus Schulte, Heede, Emsland
- Anne Marie BIRR, Traubach-le-Haut (68210, Haut-Rhin, France) († 1786)
- Eva Ruwhoff, Rekken
- Dirk de Jong, Ermelo († 1810)
- Anna Barbara Beckers, Heerlen,, Limburg, NL († 1839)
- Aleijda Margrita Wentink, Baak
Died on Monday July 6, 1778
- Abraham Olafsz Nieuwenhof (76), Charlois, zh.nld
- Anna Maria Hendriksdr Trip (65), Groningen
- Abraham Olofsz NIEUWENHOF (76), Charlois, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Abraham Olofszn Nieuwenhof, Charlois
- Abraham Olofszn Nieuwenhof (76), Charlois, Nederland
- Elisabeth Gerritsen (Wigman), Arnhem
- abraham olofse NIEUWENHOF (76), charlois
- Abraham Abram Olofsz. Nieuwenhof (76), Charlois
- Geertje Pieters Mooij (37)
- Jacobus Engelbertus Delacauw (46), Avekapelle, Veurne, Belgie
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 6, 1778 at Delpher
Born on July 6
- 1747 » John Paul Jones, Scottish-American captain († 1792)
- 1766 » Alexander Wilson, Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, and illustrator († 1813)
- 1781 » Stamford Raffles, English politician, founded Singapore († 1826)
- 1782 » Maria Luisa of Spain († 1824)
- 1785 » William Hooker, English botanist and academic († 1865)
- 1789 » María Isabella of Spain († 1846)
- 1796 » Nicholas I of Russia († 1855)
- 1797 » Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey († 1869)
- 1799 » Louisa Caroline Huggins Tuthill, American author († 1879)
- 1817 » Albert von Kölliker, Swiss anatomist and physiologist († 1905)
Died on July 6
- 1684 » Peter Gunning, English bishop (b. 1614)
- 1758 » George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, English general and politician (b. 1725)
- 1768 » Conrad Beissel, German-American religious leader (b. 1690)
- 1802 » Daniel Morgan, American general and politician (b. 1736)
- 1809 » Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle, French general (b. 1775)
- 1813 » Granville Sharp, English activist (b. 1735)
- 1815 » Samuel Whitbread, English politician (b. 1764)
- 1835 » John Marshall, American captain and politician, 4th United States Secretary of State (b. 1755)
- 1854 » Georg Ohm, German physicist and mathematician (b. 1789)
- 1868 » Harada Sanosuke, Japanese captain (b. 1840)
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
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- 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)
- February 6 » American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.
- February 14 » The United States flag is formally recognized by a foreign naval vessel for the first time, when French Admiral Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte renders a nine gun salute to USSRanger, commanded by John Paul Jones.
- July 3 » American Revolutionary War: Iroquois allied to Britain kill 360 people in the Wyoming Valley massacre.
- July 28 » Constitution of the province of Cantabria ratified at the Assembly Hall in Bárcena la Puente, Reocín, Spain.
- August 29 » American Revolutionary War: British and American forces battle indecisively at the Battle of Rhode Island.
- December 29 » American Revolutionary War: Three thousand British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell capture Savannah, Georgia.
Weather July 6, 1778
The temperature on July 6, 1778 was about 22.0 °C. There was 70 mm of rainWind direction mainly south east. Weather type: zeer betrokken.