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• Annigje Burger, Oudewater († 1852)
• Carolus Henderickx, Ichtegem († 1818)
• Anna Egberts Bos, Wildervank, Groningen, Nederland († 1855)
• Anna Cornelia Gaens van, Kruisland, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1858)
• Aaltje Laurensdr Klugt van der, Monster, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1813)
• Barendina Westerveld, Dinxperlo (Op 't Beggelder), Gelderland (NL.)
• Arij Droog, Moordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Bernardus Henricus Untied, Ahlen, Germany
• Aaltje Laurentszn van der Klugt, Monster († 1813)
• Anne Pieters, Ypecolsga, Wymbritseradeel, Fr, Nederland

• Elisabeth Morissen (73), Beek
• Cornelius Step (75), Denderhoutem
• Antje JOUKES (78), Franeker, Nederland
• Angelique Robillard (0), Vaudreuil, 1654554, Quebec, Canada
• Françoise BREUZIN (33), Céré-la-Ronde, 37460, France
• Antonius Carleer (44), Kortenberg, België
• Berbara Clos (3), Dordrecht,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Lobs, Lindlar, Oberbergischer Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland
• Andreas VAN LOOCK
• Evert de Waal (0), Amersfoort

• 1748 » Jonas Carlsson Dryander, Swedish botanist and biologist († 1810)
• 1748 » William Shield, English violinist and composer († 1829)
• 1750 » Jean-Baptiste-Gaspard d'Ansse de Villoison, French scholar and academic († 1805)
• 1751 » Jan Křtitel Kuchař, Czech organist, composer, and educator († 1829)
• 1774 » Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, Danish organist and composer († 1842)
• 1779 » Benjamin Gompertz, English mathematician and statistician († 1865)
• 1785 » Carlo Odescalchi, Italian cardinal († 1841)
• 1794 » Jacques Babinet, French physicist, mathematician, and astronomer († 1872)
• 1794 » Robert Cooper Grier, American lawyer and jurist († 1870)
• 1800 » Georg Friedrich Daumer, German poet and philosopher († 1875)

• 1695 » Henry Wharton, English writer and librarian (b. 1664)
• 1726 » Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1655)
• 1770 » Crispus Attucks, American slave (b. 1723)
• 1778 » Thomas Arne, English composer and educator (b. 1710)
• 1815 » Franz Mesmer, German physician and astrologist (b. 1734)
• 1827 » Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1745)
• 1827 » Pierre-Simon Laplace, French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1749)
• 1829 » John Adams, English sailor and mutineer (b. 1766)
• 1849 » David Scott, Scottish historical painter (b. 1806)
• 1876 » Marie d'Agoult, German-French historian and author (b. 1805)

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)
• 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.
• August 26 » The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
• August 29 » American Revolutionary War: British and American forces battle indecisively at the Battle of Rhode Island.
• 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.
• September 19 » The Continental Congress passes the first United States federal budget.

The temperature on March 5, 1778 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: betrokken mist.