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Born on Thursday December 10, 1778
- Beerent Jans, Nieuwe Pekela,, Groningen, Nederland († 1779)
- Betsey Baker 5th G aunt married McMillan, West Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States († 1853)
- Antjen Reinds, Appelskea, Eaststellingwerf, Fryslân, Netherlands
- Anna Maria Heidkamp, Landkreis Düsseldorf, Derendorf, Rheinland, Deutschland
- Antonius van der Heijden, Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1839)
- Anna Theresia Delacauw, Aveskapelle († 1850)
- Anna C Gunst van, Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Barbe Isabelle Behague, Lorgies († 1782)
- Antonius van der Heijden, Roosendaal,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1839)
- Antje Reints Klokhuis, ,, Appelscha, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands († 1805)
Died on Thursday December 10, 1778
- Cornelia JANSE, Reigerskerke,zl
- Hendrik Willemsz Kalshoven (34), Ouderkerk aan de Amstel
- Gerrit Bastiaanse Taal (0)
- Anna Sofia Dorothea Eilers (0), Nieuwe Pekela, Groningen, Nederland
- Abraham Johannes Pannekoek (80), Hall, Brummen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Abraham Johannesz. Pannekoek (80), Eerbeek, Brummen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Abraham Pannekoek (80), Hall
- Abraham Pannekoek (80), Hall (Brummen), Gelderland, Nederland
- Geert Willems, Jistrum, Tytsjerksteradiel, Friesland, Nederland
- Abraham Johannesz. Pannekoek (80), Hall
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 10, 1778 at Delpher
Born on December 10
- 1751 » George Shaw, English botanist and zoologist († 1813)
- 1776 » Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este († 1848)
- 1783 » María Bibiana Benítez, Puerto Rican poet and playwright († 1873)
- 1787 » Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, American educator, founded the American School for the Deaf († 1851)
- 1804 » Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, German mathematician and academic († 1851)
- 1805 » Joseph Škoda, Czech physician, dermatologist, and academic († 1881)
- 1805 » William Lloyd Garrison, American journalist and activist, founded The Liberator († 1879)
- 1811 » Caroline Mehitable Fisher Sawyer, American poet, biographer, and editor († 1894)
- 1815 » Ada Lovelace, English mathematician and computer scientist († 1852)
- 1821 » Nikolay Nekrasov, Russian poet and critic († 1877)
Died on December 10
- 1665 » Tarquinio Merula, Italian organist, violinist, and composer (b. 1594)
- 1736 » António Manoel de Vilhena, Portuguese soldier and politician (b. 1663)
- 1791 » Jacob Frank, Polish religious leader (b. 1726)
- 1831 » Thomas Johann Seebeck, German physicist and academic (b. 1770)
- 1850 » François Sulpice Beudant, French mineralogist and geologist (b. 1787)
- 1850 » Józef Bem, Polish general and physicist (b. 1794)
- 1865 » Leopold I of Belgium (b. 1790)
- 1867 » Sakamoto Ryōma, Japanese samurai and politician (b. 1836)
- 1896 » Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist and engineer, invented Dynamite and founded the Nobel Prize (b. 1833)
- 1909 » Red Cloud, American tribal chief (b. 1822)
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 5 » South Carolina becomes the second state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
- 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.
- 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.
- December 29 » American Revolutionary War: Three thousand British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell capture Savannah, Georgia.
Weather December 10, 1778
The temperature on December 10, 1778 was about 9.0 °C. There was 70 mm of rainWind direction mainly south by west. Weather type: regen betrokken.