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Born on Friday January 23, 1778
- Andries Jacobsz Kloosterman, Oudwoude, kollumerland.fr.nld († 1835)
- Adrianus Biestraeten, Heusden, Nederland († 1835)
- Annechien Brugts, Groningen († 1826)
- Anna Adriaenssens, Pulle († 1866)
- Catharina Rosa Huyghe, Roeselare,West-Vlaanderen,België († 1854)
- Anna Margaretha Elisabeth Breeving, Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Nederland († 1847)
- Bonifatius van der Haer, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland († 1827)
- Alexandrine Bleschamp, Calais, Pas-de-Calais, France († 1855)
- Anna Maria Struyf, Boom († 1843)
- Adriana Maria van den Udenhout, Vlijmen, NL
Died on Friday January 23, 1778
- Elizabeth DuPre (54)
- Antje Benjamin, Den Haag (Zuid-Holland)
- Cornelius De Beukelaar, Hoevenen
- Anna PLASMANS (65), Bergeijk, 3314, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Cornelis Aries WIERSUM (41), Sauwerd, Groningen, Nederland
- Claude Martin THOMAS (43), Rebeuville, 88376, Vosges, Lorraine, FRANCE
- Aafje Aarjaans VIJG (31)
- Agatha Ariens Vijgh (31), Oudkarspel
- Ariaantje Boucque (0), Rijnsburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Agatha Ariensdr Vijgh, oudkarspel (noord holland)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 23, 1778 at Delpher
Born on January 23
- 1737 » John Hancock, American general and politician, 1st Governor of Massachusetts († 1793)
- 1745 » William Jessop, English engineer, built the Cromford Canal († 1814)
- 1752 » Muzio Clementi, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor († 1832)
- 1780 » Georgios Karaiskakis, Greek general († 1827)
- 1783 » Stendhal, French novelist († 1842)
- 1786 » Auguste de Montferrand, French-Russian architect, designed Saint Isaac's Cathedral and Alexander Column († 1858)
- 1799 » Alois Negrelli, Tyrolean engineer and railroad pioneer active in the Austrian Empire († 1858)
- 1809 » Surendra Sai, Indian activist († 1884)
- 1813 » Camilla Collett, Norwegian novelist and activist († 1895)
- 1828 » Saigō Takamori, Japanese samurai († 1877)
Died on January 23
- 1744 » Giambattista Vico, Italian historian and philosopher (b. 1668)
- 1785 » Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician and academic (b. 1717)
- 1789 » Frances Brooke, English author and playwright (b. 1724)
- 1789 » John Cleland, English author (b. 1709)
- 1800 » Edward Rutledge, American captain and politician, 39th Governor of South Carolina (b. 1749)
- 1803 » Arthur Guinness, Irish brewer, founded Guinness (b. 1725)
- 1805 » Claude Chappe, French engineer (b. 1763)
- 1806 » William Pitt the Younger, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1759)
- 1810 » Johann Wilhelm Ritter, German chemist and physicist (b. 1776)
- 1812 » Robert Craufurd, Scottish general and politician (b. 1764)
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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.
- 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.
- June 18 » American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia.
- July 27 » American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant: British and French fleets fight to a standoff.
- August 3 » The theatre La Scala in Milan is inaugurated with the première of Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.
Weather January 23, 1778
The temperature on January 23, 1778 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: zeer betrokken.