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• Adrianus van Werkhoven, Wijk bij Duurstede
• Caatje Overduijn, Leiden († 1857)
• Arie van Werkhoven, Wijk bij duurstede († 1860)
• Aardts, Sevenum († 1857)
• Aart Lamberts van der Ploeg, Beekbergen († 1783)
• Arie Mooijman, Voorschoten
• Adriaantje Bakker, Zuid Haffel († 1838)
• Arie van Hofslot, Soest
• Anna Horst († 1861)
• Aldert Tulp, Nijkerk, Gelderland, Nederland († 1860)

• Antje Germese Harmense Bosman (68), Alphen aan de Rijn
• Cornelia KNOK (47), Strijensas,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Geertruy Blok (4), Scheveningen
• Dielis de Greeff (58), Bladel
• Cornelius Philipsen (1), Tilburg
• Chretien Aussems (78), Sint Geertruid, Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands
• Dorothea Koene (38)
• Anthonie van Hilten, Diemen
• Catrijn Cornelisse van de Geer, Veenendaal
• Cornelis Burritze Jong de, Pernis, Zh, Nederland

• 1713 » Antoine Dauvergne, French violinist and composer († 1797)
• 1716 » Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist and academic († 1781)
• 1720 » Johann Uz, German poet and judge († 1796)
• 1790 » John Ross, American tribal chief († 1866)
• 1797 » Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany († 1870)
• 1800 » George Bancroft, American historian and politician, 17th United States Secretary of the Navy († 1891)
• 1804 » Allan Kardec, French author, translator, educator and founder of modern Spiritism († 1869)
• 1804 » Townsend Harris, American merchant, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Japan († 1878)
• 1828 » Woldemar Bargiel, German composer and educator († 1897)
• 1837 » Nicolás Avellaneda, Argentinian journalist and politician, 8th President of Argentina († 1885)

• 1690 » Robert Barclay, Scottish theologian and politician, 2nd Governor of East Jersey (b. 1648)
• 1701 » Joseph Williamson, English politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (b. 1633)
• 1801 » Philippe Henri, marquis de Ségur, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (b. 1724)
• 1833 » François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general and engineer (b. 1754)
• 1838 » Black Hawk, American tribal leader (b. 1767)
• 1860 » Rembrandt Peale, American painter and curator (b. 1778)
• 1867 » Elias Howe, American engineer, invented the sewing machine (b. 1819)
• 1873 » Kintpuash, American tribal leader (b. 1837)
• 1877 » James Roosevelt Bayley, American archbishop (b. 1814)
• 1877 » Rómulo Díaz de la Vega, Mexican general and president (1855) (b. 1800)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Joannes
7. Willem
8. Jacob
9. Gerrit
10. Petrus
11. Jacobus
12. Jean
13. Dirk
14. Klaas
15. Adrianus
16. John

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Marie
5. Cornelia
6. Catharina
7. Joanna
8. Elisabeth
9. Trijntje
10. Neeltje
11. Antje
12. Grietje
13. Aaltje
14. Adriana
15. Elizabeth
16. Janna

• 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.
• 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.
• June 28 » American Revolutionary War: The American Continentals engage the British in the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse resulting in standstill and British withdrawal under cover of darkness.
• July 4 » American Revolutionary War: U.S. forces under George Clark capture Kaskaskia during the Illinois campaign.
• August 21 » American Revolutionary War: British forces begin besieging the French outpost at Pondichéry.
• December 29 » American Revolutionary War: Three thousand British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell capture Savannah, Georgia.

The temperature on October 3, 1778 was about 10.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken regen.