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Born on Sunday January 11, 1778
- Anna Van Looy, Nijlen, België
- Anna Maria, Oirschot, Gemeente Oirschot, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1807)
- Aaltje Edenburg van, Uitwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1848)
- Annigje Erkel, Waarder, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1855)
- Aeltjen Rosen, Winterswijk, Gelderland, Nederland
- Barbe SCUVÉE, Soumagne, 62099, Liege, Belgique, Hameau de micheroux
- Alexander Clark, North Carolina, Verenigde Staten († 1863)
- Bernardina Kranenborg, Groenlo († 1841)
- Anna Magrita de Bon, Ochten
- Albertus Johannesz. Rueck, Den Haag(ZH) († 1868)
Died on Sunday January 11, 1778
- Anna HOFSTEE (39), Groningen
- Ambroise Hebert (66), Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
- Brandje Cornelissen van Elst (8), Driebergen
- Geertruij Haverkamp (33), Elspeet
- Dirk Klaaszn Kuijper (53), 's-Gravenzande
- Dina vanDalen (50), Kruiningen, Zeeland, Netherlands
- Charlotte Elisabeth Paczenska van Tenczin (62)
- Meerveld, Woudenberg, Utrecht, Nederland
- Gaspar Lambrecht (66), Herstal, Luik, België
- Dirk Klaaszoon Kuyper (53), 'S-Gravenzande, South Holland, Netherlands
Born on January 11
- 1755 » Alexander Hamilton, Nevisian-American general, economist and politician, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury († 1804)
- 1757 » Samuel Bentham, English engineer and architect († 1831)
- 1760 » Oliver Wolcott Jr., American lawyer and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of the Treasury, 24th Governor of Connecticut († 1833)
- 1777 » Vincenzo Borg, Maltese merchant and rebel leader († 1837)
- 1786 » Joseph Jackson Lister, English physicist († 1869)
- 1788 » William Thomas Brande, English chemist and academic († 1866)
- 1800 » Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist and engineer († 1895)
- 1807 » Ezra Cornell, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Western Union and Cornell University († 1874)
- 1814 » James Paget, English surgeon and pathologist († 1899)
- 1815 » John A. Macdonald, Scottish-Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Canada († 1891)
Died on January 11
- 1735 » Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje (b. 1670)
- 1753 » Hans Sloane, Irish-English physician and academic (b. 1660)
- 1757 » Louis Bertrand Castel, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1688)
- 1762 » Louis-François Roubiliac, French-English sculptor (b. 1695)
- 1763 » Caspar Abel, German poet, historian, and theologian (b. 1676)
- 1771 » Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, French philosopher and author (b. 1704)
- 1788 » François Joseph Paul de Grasse, French admiral (b. 1722)
- 1791 » William Williams Pantycelyn, Welsh composer and poet (b. 1717)
- 1798 » Heraclius II of Georgia (b. 1720)
- 1801 » Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer and educator (b. 1749)
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 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.
- May 1 » American Revolution: The Battle of Crooked Billet begins in Hatboro, Pennsylvania.
- July 4 » American Revolutionary War: U.S. forces under George Clark capture Kaskaskia during the Illinois campaign.
- July 27 » American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant: British and French fleets fight to a standoff.
- August 29 » American Revolutionary War: British and American forces battle indecisively at the Battle of Rhode Island.
- 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.
Weather January 11, 1778
The temperature on January 11, 1778 was about -1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: betrokken sneeuw.