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Born on Sunday January 25, 1778
- Anna Maria Catharina Reitz, Bresscheid, Oranje Nassau
- Aldert Klaasz Ploeger alias Speck, Twisk
- Anna Stolk, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel
- Anna Stolck, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel
- Anna Elisabeth [Martinus] Lathouwers, Oerle
- Anna Wit de, Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1812)
- Aaltje Pieters Hartog Modderman, Huijsen († 1819)
- Abraham Pakker, Rotterdam († 1791)
- Abel Lammerts van Eerden, Woltersum, Gronigen, Netherlands († 1850)
- Abram den Braber, Oude-Tonge, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Died on Sunday January 25, 1778
- François MAHAY (72), Civray-de-Touraine, 37150, France
- Cornelia Hovestad (38), Werkendam, nb.nld
- 13James Edgecomb (43), Dover, Strafford,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Jacobus Anthone Verschilde (48), Oostkamp
- Anselm Casimir Franz von Eltz (68), Mainz, Allemagne
- John Hagon #1348**07x4 (0), Edgefield, Norfolk, England
- Joannes Baptiste Van Coppenolle (66), Lichtervelde
- Jacobus Antonius Verschilde (48), Oostkamp
- Joannes Smets (72), Bree
- Joannes Smets, Maasbree, Limburg, Nederland
Born on January 25
- 1739 » Charles François Dumouriez, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence († 1823)
- 1743 » Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, German philosopher and author († 1819)
- 1750 » Johann Gottfried Vierling, German organist and composer († 1813)
- 1755 » Paolo Mascagni, Italian physician and anatomist (probable; d. 1815)
- 1759 » Robert Burns, Scottish poet and songwriter († 1796)
- 1783 » William Colgate, English-American businessman and philanthropist, founded Colgate-Palmolive († 1857)
- 1794 » François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist, physician, physiologist, and lawyer († 1878)
- 1796 » William MacGillivray, Scottish ornithologist and biologist († 1852)
- 1813 » J. Marion Sims, American gynecologist and physician († 1883)
- 1816 » Anna Gardner, American abolitionist and teacher († 1901)
Died on January 25
- 1670 » Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1612)
- 1726 » Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (b. 1675)
- 1733 » Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 1st Baronet, English banker and politician, Lord Mayor of London (b. 1652)
- 1751 » Paul Dudley, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1675)
- 1852 » Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian admiral, cartographer, and explorer (b. 1778)
- 1872 » Richard S. Ewell, American general (b. 1817)
- 1881 » Konstantin Thon, Russian architect, designed the Grand Kremlin Palace and Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (b. 1794)
- 1884 » Périclès Pantazis, Greek-Belgian painter (b. 1849)
- 1891 » Theo van Gogh, Art dealer, the brother of Vincent van Gogh (b. 1857)
- 1900 » Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, German Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1835)
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 6 » American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.
- June 18 » American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia.
- July 10 » American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain.
- 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 17 » The Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed. It is the first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American tribe.
- November 26 » In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui.
Weather January 25, 1778
The temperature on January 25, 1778 was about 2.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind direction mainly northeast by east. Weather type: betrokken.