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• Catherine Johnson († 1843)
• Catharina Langstraat, Sliedrecht († 1818)
• albertine jh. CAUFRIER, Pâturages (Belgium)
• August Odenbach, Danstedt (Landkrs. Harz, Sachsen-Anhalt) († 1817)
• Albert Jans van der Sluis, Mastenbroek, Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland
• Anne Marie GENSBEITEL, Burnhaupt-le-Haut, 68, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, FRANCE († 1830)
• Catharina van Es, Leiden, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Albert Jans van der Sluis, Mastenbroek (Zwollerkerspel)) († 1841)
• Derk Adolfs Tuin, Bellingwolde, Groningen, Nederland († 1835)
• Anders Johansson Vaisanen, Oulu, Oulun Laani, Finland († 1848)

• Jan Christiaansz Vos (65), Oostzaan
• Christian Bätzel (0), Elsoff, Kreis Wittgenstein
• George Rives (48), Prince William, Virginia, United States
• Foske Jans Ywema (66), Niebert, Marum,, Groningen, Nederland
• Derk Lamberts, Voorst
• Helena Westman, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arij Jacobsz LeEFlang (69), Hillegersberg
• Hindrik DERKS (63), Nieuwolda (Midwolderhamrik), Scheemda, Oldambt, Groningen, Nederland
• Aaron Freeman (77), Daventry, Northamptonshire
• Jenneke Van OS (82), Eethen

• 1720 » Charles Bonnet, Swiss historian and author († 1793)
• 1741 » Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor († 1790)
• 1763 » Guillaume Brune, French general and diplomat († 1815)
• 1764 » Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1845)
• 1770 » Daniel Lambert, English animal breeder († 1809)
• 1781 » Karl Friedrich Schinkel, German painter and architect, designed the Konzerthaus Berlin († 1841)
• 1798 » Abigail Fillmore, American wife of Millard Fillmore, 14th First Lady of the United States († 1853)
• 1800 » Mustafa Reşid Pasha, Ottoman politician, 212th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire († 1858)
• 1815 » James Curtis Hepburn, American physician, linguist, and missionary († 1911)
• 1825 » Hans Gude, Norwegian-German painter and academic († 1903)

• 1711 » Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (b. 1636)
• 1719 » Johann Friedrich Böttger, German chemist and potter (b. 1682)
• 1800 » Nana Fadnavis, Indian minister and politician (b. 1742)
• 1808 » Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1749)
• 1823 » John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, English admiral and politician (b. 1735)
• 1833 » William Bradley, English lieutenant and cartographer (b. 1757)
• 1842 » Henry Shrapnel, English general (b. 1761)
• 1854 » Jean-Baptiste de Villèle, French politician, 6th Prime Minister of France (b. 1773)
• 1873 » David Swinson Maynard, American physician, lawyer, and businessman (b. 1808)
• 1879 » Adolf Anderssen, German mathematician and chess player (b. 1818)

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)
• January 18 » James Cook is the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the "Sandwich Islands".
• February 23 » American Revolutionary War: Baron von Steuben arrives at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to help to train the Continental Army.
• June 18 » American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia.
• 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.
• November 26 » In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui.

The temperature on March 13, 1778 was about -1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder.