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Born on Friday September 4, 1778
- Aalt Berendsz Sonnenberg, Lunteren
- Arnoldus Matthijs Arnouts, Zundert († 1845)
- Anna Christina Delsing, Echt, Limburg, Nederland († 1835)
- Aaltje Koen, Terschelling, Friesland, Nederland
- Bastiaan Hordijk, Klundert, North Brabant, Netherlands († 1850)
- Adriana van der Swalm
- Aloisius van Klink, Alkemade († 1858)
- Aaltje Jans Koen, Midsland
- Angela LIPPENS, Lovedegen, Oost-Vlaanderen, BELGIë
- Aaltje Kuijt, Apeldoorn († 1865)
Died on Friday September 4, 1778
- Jeudith Jona (18)
- François RENAUDIN (68), Sallertaine, 85300, France
- Johannes van der Linden (81), Leijden
- Dirk Pietersz Zoet (40), Berkhout, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
- Johannes Gerritsz Broer (46), Breukelen, Utrecht, Nederland
- Catherine VAULTIER, Tauxigny, 37310, France
- Jan Willemsz de Lint (8), Klundert (N.B.)
- Hermanus Meeus (71), Helmond
- Hendrik (Klazen) Klaassen (30), Schoonebeek, Nederland
- Johanna Catharina du Bois* (25), Cadzand (Zld.), Sluis (Zld.)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from September 4, 1778 at Delpher
Born on September 4
- 1745 » Shneur Zalman, Russian rabbi, author and founder of Chabad († 1812)
- 1755 » Axel von Fersen the Younger, Swedish general and politician († 1810)
- 1768 » François-René de Chateaubriand, French historian and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for France († 1848)
- 1776 » Stephen Whitney, American businessman († 1860)
- 1798 » Raynold Kaufgetz, Swiss soldier, economist, and politician († 1869)
- 1809 » Juliusz Słowacki, Polish poet and playwright († 1849)
- 1809 » Manuel Montt, Chilean scholar and politician, 6th President of Chile († 1880)
- 1824 » Anton Bruckner, Austrian organist and composer († 1896)
- 1825 » Dadabhai Naoroji, Indian academic and politician, President of the Indian National Congress († 1917)
- 1826 » Martin Wiberg, Swedish philosopher and engineer († 1905)
Died on September 4
- 1767 » Charles Townshend, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1725)
- 1780 » John Fielding, English lawyer and judge (b. 1721)
- 1784 » César-François Cassini de Thury, French astronomer and cartographer (b. 1714)
- 1794 » John Hely-Hutchinson, Anglo-Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1724)
- 1804 » Richard Somers, American lieutenant (b. 1778)
- 1820 » Timothy Brown, English banker and merchant (b. 1743/4)
- 1821 » José Miguel Carrera, Chilean general and politician (b. 1785)
- 1849 » Friedrich Laun, German author (b. 1770)
- 1852 » William MacGillivray, Scottish biologist and ornithologist (b. 1796)
- 1864 » John Hunt Morgan, American general (b. 1825)
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
- Adriana
- Elizabeth
- Grietje
- 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)
- January 18 » James Cook is the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the "Sandwich Islands".
- May 12 » Heinrich XI, count of the Principality of Reuss-Greiz, is elevated to Prince by Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.
- July 10 » American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain.
- July 28 » Constitution of the province of Cantabria ratified at the Assembly Hall in Bárcena la Puente, Reocín, Spain.
- August 3 » The theatre La Scala in Milan is inaugurated with the première of Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.
- August 29 » American Revolutionary War: British and American forces battle indecisively at the Battle of Rhode Island.
Weather September 4, 1778
The temperature on September 4, 1778 was about 13.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: regen half bewolkt.