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Born on Tuesday October 6, 1778
- Cornelis Jansz Kaal, Poeldijk, RK kerk († 1834)
- Dirk Piek, Beesd, Geldermalsen († 1840)
- Elisabeth Vugts, Hilvarenbeek
- Angela Catharina Witdoeck, Bekegem
- Cornelis Jansen Kaal, Poeldijk († 1834)
- Elizabeth Wallace, Chester County, South Carolina († 1827)
- Adrianus Martinusz. Westerveld, Charlois, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1779)
- Aaltje Hendriks Wagensveld, Lunteren († 1802)
- Diederik Christoffer Hendricus Van Hopbergen, Groenlo († 1866)
- Hendrik Stevens
Died on Tuesday October 6, 1778
- Catharina PIJPE (75), Zedelgem, 8210, West-Vlaanderen, België
- Johannes Schardam (63)
- Johannes Beekes (7), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aegidius Zelis(sen) (65), Geleen
- guillaume joseph ricour, bierghes
- Adriana Maria van Dijk (0)
- Alexander Müller (0), Feudingen, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Adriana Dirkse Vrolijk (1), Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Klaas Smit (0), Hippolytushoef (gem Wieringen)
- Infant Corbin (0)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 6, 1778 at Delpher
Born on October 6
- 1738 » Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria († 1789)
- 1742 » Johan Herman Wessel, Norwegian-Danish poet and playwright († 1755)
- 1744 » James McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded McGill University († 1813)
- 1767 » Henri Christophe, Grenadian-Haitian king († 1820)
- 1769 » Isaac Brock, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada († 1812)
- 1773 » John MacCulloch, Scottish geologist and academic († 1835)
- 1773 » Louis Philippe I of France († 1850)
- 1801 » Hippolyte Carnot, French politician († 1888)
- 1803 » Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, Polish-German physicist and meteorologist († 1879)
- 1820 » James Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont, Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Armagh († 1892)
Died on October 6
- 1661 » Guru Har Rai, Indian 7th Sikh guru (b. 1630)
- 1688 » Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, English soldier and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica (b. 1652)
- 1762 » Francesco Manfredini, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1684)
- 1819 » Charles Emmanuel IV, king of Sardinia (b. 1751)
- 1829 » Pierre Derbigny, French-American politician, 6th Governor of Louisiana (b. 1769)
- 1836 » Johannes Jelgerhuis, Dutch painter and actor (b. 1770)
- 1873 » Paweł Strzelecki, Polish-English geologist and explorer (b. 1797)
- 1883 » Dục Đức, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1852)
- 1891 » Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish politician (b. 1846)
- 1892 » Alfred, Lord Tennyson, English poet (b. 1809)
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 » New York became the third state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
- July 3 » American Revolutionary War: Iroquois allied to Britain kill 360 people in the Wyoming Valley massacre.
- 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.
- December 15 » American Revolutionary War: British and French fleets clash in the Battle of St. Lucia.
Weather October 6, 1778
The temperature on October 6, 1778 was about 9.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: betrokken mist.