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Born on Sunday February 8, 1778
- (jo)hanna heijkamp, scherpenzeel, gelderland, nederland († 1819)
- Adriana (Ariesd) Burgers, Fijnaart († 1867)
- Adriana Ariesdochter Burgers, Willemstad, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1867)
- Anna Maria Cassé
- Adriana BURGERS, Willemstad, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1867)
- Alexander Engels, Kerkrade (L
- Aaltje Harms Nijmands, Zuidlaarderveen,Tynaarloo,Drenthe,Nederland
- Anna Maria Cassé, Bennebroek
- Alke Jans Frouws, onstwedde († 1828)
- Adriaan Pieterse Minderhoud, Westkapelle, Veere, Zeeland, Netherlands († 1856)
Died on Sunday February 8, 1778
- Jacoba Montenaer (46), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Arnoldus van ZIJL
- Dieuwertje Jans Visser (60), Broek op Langedijk, Nederland
- Dieuwertje Jans Visscher (60), Broek op Langedijk, Dijk en Waard, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Bernardus Pauwels (70), Vrasene
- Antonia de Roeck (74), Sint Gillis-Waas (B)
- Dieuwer Visscher (60), Broek op Langedijk
- Barbe STUBENOFEN (40), Hirsingue (68560, Haut-Rhin, France)
- Annetjen Berends (0)
- Burgje Kuijer (39), Eemnes, Utrecht, Nederland
Born on February 8
- 1741 » André Grétry, Belgian-French organist and composer († 1813)
- 1762 » Gia Long, Vietnamese emperor († 1820)
- 1764 » Joseph Leopold Eybler, Austrian composer and conductor († 1846)
- 1792 » Caroline Augusta of Bavaria († 1873)
- 1798 » Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia († 1849)
- 1807 » Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, English sculptor and zoologist († 1889)
- 1817 » Richard S. Ewell, American general († 1872)
- 1819 » John Ruskin, English author, critic, and academic († 1900)
- 1820 » William Tecumseh Sherman, American general († 1891)
- 1822 » Maxime Du Camp, French photographer and journalist († 1894)
Died on February 8
- 1696 » Ivan V of Russia (b. 1666)
- 1709 » Giuseppe Torelli, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1658)
- 1725 » Peter the Great, Russian emperor (b. 1672)
- 1749 » Jan van Huysum, Dutch painter (b. 1682)
- 1750 » Aaron Hill, English playwright and poet (b. 1685)
- 1768 » George Dance the Elder, English architect, designed St Leonard's and St Botolph's Aldgate (b. 1695)
- 1772 » Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (b. 1719)
- 1849 » François Habeneck, French violinist and conductor (b. 1781)
- 1849 » France Prešeren, Slovenian poet and lawyer (b. 1800)
- 1856 » Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist and academic (b. 1773)
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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 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 10 » American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain.
- July 27 » American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant: British and French fleets fight to a standoff.
- July 28 » Constitution of the province of Cantabria ratified at the Assembly Hall in Bárcena la Puente, Reocín, Spain.
- August 3 » The theatre La Scala in Milan is inaugurated with the première of Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.
- September 7 » American Revolutionary War: France invades Dominica in the British West Indies, before Britain is even aware of France's involvement in the war.
Weather February 8, 1778
The temperature on February 8, 1778 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: helder.