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Born on Sunday October 11, 1778
- Albert Berents, Gasselternijveen
- Abraham Christoffel Swanepoel, Paarl, South Africa
- Anna Maria Wetzels, Nieuwstadt, Nederland
- Alijda Groeneveld, NG Kerk Vollenhove
- Adriana Groenincks, Clinge
- Aaltje Hendrikse Verhoef, Lunteren († 1857)
- Aaltje Bastiaansdr. Moerkerken, Goudswaard, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1828)
- Aaltje Koster, Hoofdplaat, Zeeland, Nederland († 1842)
- Anna Gerrits (Dekker), Hoogland
- Adrianus de Gast, Rotterdam, grote kerk, gereformeerd († 1828)
Died on Sunday October 11, 1778
- Joannes Knipping (0), Lent, Gelderland, the Netherlands
- Kornelisje Egberts
- Maartje Joosten Verwer (36), Koedijk, Nederland
- Hendrik Aartsen Drost (65), Nunspeet
- Maartje Vroom (0), Den Helder
- Röbcke Harms (57), Lübbertsfehn
- anna Gielen (Geelen), Meeuwen
- Druijpsteen, Amsterdam
- Cornelis van Haastenburg, Twello, gemeente Voorst
- Cornelis Jansen van den Bosch (71), Altforst, Gelderland, Nederland
Born on October 11
- 1738 » Arthur Phillip, English admiral and politician, 1st Governor of New South Wales († 1814)
- 1739 » Grigory Potemkin, Russian general and politician († 1791)
- 1758 » Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, German physician and astronomer († 1840)
- 1786 » Stevenson Archer, American judge and politician († 1848)
- 1788 » Simon Sechter, Austrian organist, composer, and conductor († 1867)
- 1793 » Maria James, Welsh-born American poet, domestic servant († 1868)
- 1803 » Gregor von Helmersen, Estonian-Russian general and geologist († 1885)
- 1814 » Jean-Baptiste Lamy, French-American archbishop († 1888)
- 1815 » Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte, Italian-French politician († 1881)
- 1821 » George Williams, English philanthropist, founded the YMCA († 1905)
Died on October 11
- 1698 » William Molyneux, Irish philosopher and writer (b. 1656)
- 1705 » Guillaume Amontons, French physicist and instrument maker (b. 1663)
- 1708 » Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician, physicist, physician, and philosopher (b. 1651)
- 1721 » Edward Colston, English merchant and politician (b. 1636)
- 1725 » Hans Herr, Swiss-American bishop (b. 1639)
- 1779 » Casimir Pulaski, Polish-American general (b. 1745)
- 1809 » Meriwether Lewis, American captain, explorer, and politician, 2nd Governor of Louisiana Territory (b. 1774)
- 1821 » John Ross Key, American lieutenant, lawyer, and judge (b. 1754)
- 1837 » Samuel Wesley, English organist and composer (b. 1766)
- 1852 » Gotthold Eisenstein, German mathematician and academic (b. 1823)
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.
- 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.
- July 3 » American Revolutionary War: Iroquois allied to Britain kill 360 people in the Wyoming Valley massacre.
- July 28 » Constitution of the province of Cantabria ratified at the Assembly Hall in Bárcena la Puente, Reocín, Spain.
- August 21 » American Revolutionary War: British forces begin besieging the French outpost at Pondichéry.
- September 17 » The Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed. It is the first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American tribe.
Weather October 11, 1778
The temperature on October 11, 1778 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest by north. Weather type: half bewolkt zeer half bewolkt regen.