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March 16, 1778Born on Tuesday March 17, 1778
- Bartholomea Cornelissen, Kekerdom, Nederland († 1848)
- Albert Egberts, Sintjohannesga, Schoterland, Friesland, Nederland
- Binne Folkerts Fennema, Suameer, gem. Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Cornelis Jan Rodenhuis, Leeuwarden,, Fryslân | Friesland, Nederland
- Dorothea van de Ven, Oirschot
- Catharina ten Cate, Goor {OV} († 1834)
- Antonia Vermeer, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1820)
- Cornelis Jans Rodenhuis, Leeuwarden
- Antonia Vermeer, oosterhout († 1820)
- DOMINICUS VERMORGEN, HAMME,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE († 1811)
Died on Tuesday March 17, 1778
- Henrich Koch (3), Wingeshausen, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Arendina Jans (76), Zwolle,Gemeente Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
- Barbara Molenschot (66), Waspik, Gemeente Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Barbera van Molenschot (54), Waspik (Noord-Brabant, NLD)
- Barbara van Molenschot (66), Waspik, Waalwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Franciscus Jacobus ROTSAERT, Zuienkerke, 31042, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
- Engelbertus Franciscus CASTELEYN (0), Mariakerke
- Barbara Molenschot (66), Waspik
- Elisabeth Delwarde (75), Inchy (F)
- Dina Vroonland (35), Zandijk, Zeeland, Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 17, 1778 at Delpher
Born on March 17
- 1725 » Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-American general and politician († 1806)
- 1777 » Patrick Brontë, Irish-English priest and author († 1861)
- 1777 » Roger B. Taney, American politician and jurist, 5th Chief Justice of the United States († 1864)
- 1780 » Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister, economist, and educator († 1847)
- 1781 » Ebenezer Elliott, English poet and educator († 1849)
- 1804 » Jim Bridger, American fur trader and explorer († 1881)
- 1806 » Norbert Rillieux, African American inventor and chemical engineer († 1894)
- 1820 » Jean Ingelow, English poet and author († 1897)
- 1834 » Gottlieb Daimler, German engineer and businessman, co-founded Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft († 1900)
- 1839 » Josef Rheinberger, Liechtensteiner-German organist and composer († 1901)
Died on March 17
- 1704 » Menno van Coehoorn, Dutch soldier and engineer (b. 1641)
- 1715 » Gilbert Burnet, Scottish bishop and historian (b. 1643)
- 1741 » Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet and playwright (b. 1671)
- 1764 » George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, English astronomer and politician (b. 1695)
- 1782 » Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1700)
- 1828 » James Edward Smith, English botanist and entomologist (b. 1759)
- 1829 » Sophia Albertina, princess-abbess of Quedlinburg (b. 1753)
- 1830 » Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French general and politician (b. 1764)
- 1846 » Friedrich Bessel, German astronomer, mathematician, and physicist (b. 1784)
- 1849 » William II, Dutch sovereign prince and king (b. 1792)
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 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.
- May 12 » Heinrich XI, count of the Principality of Reuss-Greiz, is elevated to Prince by Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.
- July 10 » American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain.
- July 28 » Constitution of the province of Cantabria ratified at the Assembly Hall in Bárcena la Puente, Reocín, Spain.
- August 26 » The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
- November 11 » Cherry Valley massacre: Loyalists and Seneca Indian forces attack a fort and village in eastern New York during the American Revolutionary War, killing more than forty civilians and soldiers.
Weather March 17, 1778
The temperature on March 17, 1778 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.