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March 22, 1778Born on Monday March 23, 1778
- Antje Cornelisdr van Steen, Sassenheim, Teylingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1809)
- Geurt Blom, Putten
- Cyrus AVERY, Groton, Connecticut († 1856)
- Antonia de Vet, Terheijden († 1810)
- Geurt Hendriksen Blom, Putten op "Schonebeek(7S) († 1864)
- Elisabet Brands, Oss
- Anne Marie Tandt, Blankenberge, West-Vlaanderen, België († 1865)
- Angelus Albertus KESTELYN, Reninge
- Geessien Harmannus Dun, Onstwedde, Groningen, Netherlands († 1854)
- Christian Schneider, Zinse, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1778)
Died on Monday March 23, 1778
- Gesina Toebes (75)
- Augustin Ouellet (84), Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada
- Christian Schneider (2), Weidenhausen, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Adam Beard (49), Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
- Benjamin Jesse Winn (78), Caroline, Virginia, British Colonial America
- Anna Kruijp, Zoetermeer
- Anna KRUIJP (45), Zoetermeer
- Aalbert de Vos (0), Delft
- Dirk Cornelisz Qualm (0), Leiderdorp
- Anna Kruijp (45), Zoetermeer
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 23, 1778 at Delpher
Born on March 23
- 1732 » Princess Marie Adélaïde of France († 1800)
- 1749 » Pierre-Simon Laplace, French mathematician and astronomer († 1827)
- 1750 » Johannes Matthias Sperger, Austrian bassist and composer († 1812)
- 1754 » Jurij Vega, Slovene mathematician, physicist and artillery officer († 1802)
- 1769 » Augustin Daniel Belliard, French general and diplomat († 1832)
- 1769 » William Smith, English geologist and cartographer († 1839)
- 1823 » Schuyler Colfax, American journalist and politician, 17th Vice President of the United States († 1885)
- 1826 » Ludwig Minkus, Austrian violinist and composer († 1917)
- 1834 » Julius Reubke, German pianist and composer († 1858)
- 1838 » Marie Adam-Doerrer, Swiss women's rights activist and unionist († 1908)
Died on March 23
- 1680 » Nicolas Fouquet, French politician (b. 1615)
- 1742 » Jean-Baptiste Dubos, French historian and author (b. 1670)
- 1747 » Claude Alexandre de Bonneval, French general (b. 1675)
- 1748 » Johann Gottfried Walther, German organist and composer (b. 1684)
- 1754 » Johann Jakob Wettstein, Swiss theologian and critic (b. 1693)
- 1783 » Charles Carroll, English barrister and politician (b. 1723)
- 1792 » Luís António Verney, Portuguese philosopher and pedagogue (b. 1713)
- 1801 » Paul I, Russian emperor (b. 1754)
- 1842 » Stendhal, French novelist (b. 1783)
- 1862 » Manuel Robles Pezuela, Unconstitutional Mexican interim president, 1858–1859 (b. 1817)
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)
- May 1 » American Revolution: The Battle of Crooked Billet begins in Hatboro, Pennsylvania.
- June 18 » American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia.
- July 3 » American Revolutionary War: Iroquois allied to Britain kill 360 people in the Wyoming Valley massacre.
- July 10 » American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain.
- August 26 » The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
- November 26 » In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui.
Weather March 23, 1778
The temperature on March 23, 1778 was about 7.0 °C. There was 88 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.