About the day » Monday April 27, 1778Calender converter

• Carolus, Josephus, Franciscus de Lom de Berg, St. Tönisberg (bij Krefeld), Dld († 1847)
• Aafke Heins Eisinga, Winsum, Baarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1835)
• Antje Sybes (Siebes) Mellema, Jislum, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1850)
• Dirk Bruinsen Zoet, Schokland, Overijssel, Nederland († 1814)
• Cornelis Corneliszn. Naaktgeboren, IJsselmonde (Zuid-Holland)
• Adrianus Vermeer
• David Arijse van Diepen, Avenhorn, Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1828)
• Catherine HEGLE, Guevenatten (68210, Haut-Rhin, France)
• Adrianus Vermee, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arnoldus PHILIPSEN, Drunen,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1844)

• Anna Catharina Wiel, Antwerpen, 2000, Antwerpen, Belgium
• Jacob Andrew Christman, I (71), Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
• Eugenia Catharina Arlin (20), Zarren
• Emilie Joseph Le Francq (1), Sainghin en Weppes, Nord, France
• Anna de Keijzer, Werkendam (N.Br.)
• Antonius Gooren Alias Tonissen (74), Swolgen
• Eduardus Lambrecht (0), Dentergem, 8720, Tielt, West Vlaanderen
• Gijsbert van Houwleng (43), Rotterdam
• Gerrit Cornelisz Muijen (26), Aan boord Azië
• Hans Joachim Zinau (62), Grassau,Stendal,Sachsen-Anhalt,Bundesrepublick Deutschland

• 1718 » Thomas Lewis, Irish-born American surveyor and lawyer († 1790)
• 1748 » Adamantios Korais, Greek-French philosopher and scholar († 1833)
• 1755 » Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician and theorist († 1836)
• 1759 » Mary Wollstonecraft, English philosopher, historian, and novelist († 1797)
• 1788 » Charles Robert Cockerell, English architect, archaeologist, and writer († 1863)
• 1791 » Samuel Morse, American painter and inventor, co-invented the Morse code († 1872)
• 1812 » Friedrich von Flotow, German composer († 1883)
• 1812 » William W. Snow, American lawyer and politician († 1886)
• 1820 » Herbert Spencer, English biologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and philosopher († 1903)
• 1822 » Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States († 1885)

• 1656 » Jan van Goyen, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1596)
• 1694 » John George IV, Elector of Saxony (b. 1668)
• 1695 » John Trenchard, English politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (b. 1640)
• 1702 » Jean Bart, French admiral (b. 1651)
• 1782 » William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician, Lord Steward of the Household (b. 1710)
• 1813 » Zebulon Pike, American general and explorer (b. 1779)
• 1873 » William Macready, English actor and manager (b. 1793)
• 1882 » Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and philosopher (b. 1803)
• 1893 » John Ballance, Irish-born New Zealand journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1839)
• 1896 » Henry Parkes, English-Australian businessman and politician, 7th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1815)

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 5 » South Carolina becomes the second state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
• 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 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.
• August 21 » American Revolutionary War: British forces begin besieging the French outpost at Pondichéry.
• August 29 » American Revolutionary War: British and American forces battle indecisively at the Battle of Rhode Island.

The temperature on April 27, 1778 was about 11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north by east. Weather type: zeer betrokken.