About the day » Tuesday November 24, 1778Calender converter

• Abraham van der Loeff, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1839)
• Constantinus Van der Haegen, Sint-Antelinks, Oost-Vlaanderen, Graafschap Vlaanderen († 1792)
• Elisabeth van der Wurff, Utrecht, U, NL
• Antje Warnaar, Hoogkarspel, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1849)
• CATHARINA LUCIA WILS, MOL († 1853)
• Anna Maria Peters, Boekel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1799)
• Alida Maria Streep, Amsterdam († 1858)
• Beatrice MARTENS, Meijel, Limburg, Netherlands († 1856)
• Anna Judith Jorissen, Urmond († 1808)
• Ds. Abraham Schim van der Loeff, Rotterdam (Rotterdam), Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1839)

• Annetje Abrahamsdr van der Waard (0), Alblasserdam
• Henrietta Maria Dabenis (51), Curaçao
• Cornelis Wiggertse Buis (78), ,,, Lekkerkerk
• Henri BOVY (58), DALHEM, Liège, Belgique
• Jan Sombeek (68), Beverwijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• François La Maison (0), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL
• Annetje Verwaart (0), Alblasserdam
• Albertina Sinnigen (79), Lathen
• Elias Homrighausen (36), Berleburg, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Françoise Perrine CHEDEMAIL (0), Janzé, 35150, France

• 1724 » Maria Amalia of Saxony († 1760)
• 1729 » Alexander Suvorov, Russian field marshal († 1800)
• 1745 » Maria Luisa of Spain († 1792)
• 1774 » Thomas Dick, Scottish minister, author, and educator († 1857)
• 1784 » Zachary Taylor, American general and politician, 12th President of the United States († 1850)
• 1801 » Ludwig Bechstein, German author and poet († 1860)
• 1806 » William Webb Ellis, English priest, created Rugby football († 1872)
• 1811 » Ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss lawyer and politician, President of the Swiss National Council († 1890)
• 1812 » Xavier Hommaire de Hell, French geographer and engineer († 1848)
• 1826 » Carlo Collodi, Italian journalist and author († 1890)

• 1722 » Johann Adam Reincken, Dutch-German organist and composer (b. 1623)
• 1741 » Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden (b. 1688)
• 1770 » Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian and author (b. 1685)
• 1775 » Lorenzo Ricci, Italian religious leader, 18th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1703)
• 1781 » James Caldwell, American minister (b. 1734)
• 1793 » Clément Charles François de Laverdy, French lawyer and politician, French Minister of Finance (b. 1723)
• 1801 » Franz Moritz von Lacy, Austrian field marshal (b. 1725)
• 1801 » Philip Hamilton, Oldest son of Alexander Hamilton (b. 1782)
• 1807 » Joseph Brant, American tribal leader (b. 1742)
• 1848 » William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1779)

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. Joanna
7. Catharina
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 5 » South Carolina becomes the second state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
• 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 23 » American Revolutionary War: Baron von Steuben arrives at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to help to train the Continental Army.
• August 3 » The theatre La Scala in Milan is inaugurated with the première of Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.
• August 26 » The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
• September 19 » The Continental Congress passes the first United States federal budget.

The temperature on November 24, 1778 was about 12.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht.