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January 1778Born on Thursday January 1, 1778
- Adrianus van Steenis, Oudshoorn († 1844)
- Abraham Van Landeghem, Temse, België († 1838)
- Abraham van Landeghem, Temse († 1838)
- Anna Maria Meijers, Voerendaal,, Limburg, Nederland
- Anna Hindriks Sleeper, Wildervank († 1855)
- Adriana van Driel, IJsselmonde († 1825)
- Anna Hendrikz Sleeper, Wildervank († 1855)
- Anna ( Devis ) Davis, Worchester (Engl) († 1869)
- Adrianus van Steenis, Oudshoorn, Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Hendrikz Sleeper, Wildervank, Gemeente Veendam, Groningen, Nederland († 1855)
Died on Thursday January 1, 1778
- Christina v.HE-Rheinfels (61), unbekannt
- Henricus Schepers (68), Heel en Panheel
- Anne Tjamkes (62), Jutrijp, Friesland, Nederland
- Anne Marie Closset, Ensival, België
- Anna "Maria" Rietraet (64), Hoensbroek, Limburg, Nederland
- Alexander VAN DAELE, Oostkamp,8020,West-Vlaanderen,BELGIE
- Adriana Maria van Gastel (46), Breda (NL)
- Clemens ( Rossel ) Rosseel, Dudzele
- Henricus Scheepers (Schepers) (68), Heel, Nederland
- Grietje Ooms, Wilnis
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 1, 1778 at Delpher
Born on January 1
- 1745 » Anthony Wayne, American general and politician († 1796)
- 1752 » Betsy Ross, American seamstress, credited with designing the Flag of the United States († 1836)
- 1768 » Maria Edgeworth, Anglo-Irish author († 1849)
- 1769 » Marie-Louise Lachapelle, French obstetrician († 1821)
- 1774 » André Marie Constant Duméril, French zoologist and academic († 1860)
- 1779 » William Clowes, English publisher († 1847)
- 1803 » Edward Dickinson, American politician and father of poet Emily Dickinson († 1874)
- 1806 » Lionel Kieseritzky, Estonian-French chess player († 1853)
- 1809 » Achille Guenée, French lawyer and entomologist († 1880)
- 1813 » George Bliss, American politician († 1868)
Died on January 1
- 1697 » Filippo Baldinucci, Florentine historian and author (b. 1625)
- 1716 » William Wycherley, English playwright and poet (b. 1641)
- 1748 » Johann Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and academic (b. 1667)
- 1780 » Johann Ludwig Krebs, German organist and composer (b. 1713)
- 1782 » Johann Christian Bach, German composer (b. 1735)
- 1789 » Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, English lawyer and politician, British Speaker of the House of Commons (b. 1716)
- 1793 » Francesco Guardi, Italian painter and educator (b. 1712)
- 1817 » Martin Heinrich Klaproth, German chemist and academic (b. 1743)
- 1846 » John Torrington, English sailor and explorer (b. 1825)
- 1853 » Gregory Blaxland, Australian farmer and explorer (b. 1778)
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
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- 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 9 » Rhode Island becomes the fourth US 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 26 » The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
- September 7 » American Revolutionary War: France invades Dominica in the British West Indies, before Britain is even aware of France's involvement in the war.
- September 19 » The Continental Congress passes the first United States federal budget.
Weather January 1, 1778
The temperature on January 1, 1778 was about -2.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: betrokken.