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Born on Sunday August 16, 1778
- Alberdina Ligtenberg, Diepenveen († 1788)
- Anna Catharina Overbeke, Sint-Annaland, Zeeland, Nederland
- Aaltje van der Meijden, Veenendaal († 1824)
- Aeltje Bogart, Rotterdam
- Aaltie Panhuis (Spanhuisen), Leeuwarden
- Aaltje Doncan, Broek in Waterland
- Aaltje Panhuis, Leeuwarden, Nederland († 1859)
- Alida Blok, Enkhuizen († 1812)
- Aaltje van Ekelenburg, zuidland (zuid holland) († 1813)
- Aaltje den Hooglander, Waarder,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Died on Sunday August 16, 1778
- Anna Catharina (De)Cerf (66), Oostnieuwkerke
- Niesje Gerritsd HOPPEL (23)
- Kind Klaasen, Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
- Lord William Valentine Johnston, Mbr House of Burgesses (80), Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
- Franck Stevensen Pater (36), Barneveld
- Maria Overhijde (60), 's-Gravenhage
- Berent Roelofs Ruitmink, Gramsbergen
- William Johnson (80), Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia
- Maria Overhijde (60), 's-Gravenhage
- Teuntje Arentsd VISSER (3)
Born on August 16
- 1744 » Pierre Méchain, French astronomer and surveyor († 1804)
- 1761 » Yevstigney Fomin, Russian pianist and composer († 1800)
- 1815 » John Bosco, Italian priest and educator († 1888)
- 1816 » Octavia Taylor, daughter of Zachary Taylor († 1820)
- 1820 » Andrew Rainsford Wetmore, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of New Brunswick († 1892)
- 1821 » Arthur Cayley, English mathematician and academic († 1895)
- 1831 » John Jones Ross, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Premier of Quebec († 1901)
- 1832 » Wilhelm Wundt, German physician, psychologist, and physiologist († 1920)
- 1842 » Jakob Rosanes, Ukrainian-German mathematician, chess player, and academic († 1922)
- 1845 » Gabriel Lippmann, Luxembourger-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1921)
Died on August 16
- 1678 » Andrew Marvell, English poet and author (b. 1621)
- 1705 » Jacob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and theorist (b. 1654)
- 1733 » Matthew Tindal, English philosopher and author (b. 1657)
- 1791 » Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (b. 1719)
- 1836 » Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1755)
- 1855 » Henry Colburn, English publisher (b. 1785)
- 1861 » Ranavalona I, Queen consort of Kingdom of Madagascar and then sovereign (b. 1778)
- 1878 » Richard Upjohn, English-American architect (b. 1802)
- 1886 » Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Indian mystic and philosopher (b. 1836)
- 1887 » Webster Paulson, English civil engineer (b. 1837)
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 » New York became the third state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
- July 4 » American Revolutionary War: U.S. forces under George Clark capture Kaskaskia during the Illinois campaign.
- 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.
- November 11 » Cherry Valley massacre: Loyalists and Seneca Indian forces attack a fort and village in eastern New York during the American Revolutionary War, killing more than forty civilians and soldiers.
- December 15 » American Revolutionary War: British and French fleets clash in the Battle of St. Lucia.
Weather August 16, 1778
The temperature on August 16, 1778 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: helder.