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• Beert, Garderen († 1796)
• Beert Evertsen Verschuur, Garderen († 1828)
• Albertje Alles (1) van Wijk, ,, Haulerwijk, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands († 1825)
• Allegonda van der Putten, Venray, Limburg, Nederland († 1816)
• Allegonda van der Putten, Venray († 1816)
• Augustinus Jacobus Debruyne, Blankenberge († 1826)
• Beert Schuur, Garderbroek († 1813)
• Anna van 't Klooster, Baarn, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anne Catherine Tibau, Brussel, 1000, Brussels Hoofdst.Gewest, Belgium († 1845)
• Anne Sakes (Anna) van Aalsum, Dokkum, Friesland, Nederland († 1822)

• Cuniertje VLIEGENTHART (68), Zwijndrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Janna Jans (0), Nijbroek (Gem. Voorst)
• Arien Spierdijk, Zijpe
• Aarjen Spierdijk (63), Den Helder
• ANNA JOSEPHA VAN DEN BRANDEN (0), HAMME,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE
• Jaapje Cornelisdr Harteveld (65), hillegersberg thans rotterdam
• Genoveva Constantia ( Wagenaers ) De Waeghenaere, Beerst
• Cornelia van der Kade (56), Voorburg
• Joanna Verhagen (3), Schijndel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• John Holecroft (1), Scholes, Lancashire, England

• 1726 » Lewis Morris, American judge and politician († 1798)
• 1732 » David Rittenhouse, American astronomer and mathematician († 1796)
• 1761 » William Joseph Chaminade, French priest, founded the Society of Mary († 1850)
• 1770 » John Thomas Campbell, Irish-Australian banker and politician († 1830)
• 1798 » Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet and author († 1857)
• 1818 » August Wilhelm von Hofmann, German chemist and academic († 1892)
• 1818 » Christian IX of Denmark († 1906)
• 1826 » Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican soldier († 1890)
• 1827 » Ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican ophthalmologist, journalist, and politician († 1898)
• 1842 » Elizabeth Bacon Custer, American author and educator († 1933)

• 1691 » Carlo Rainaldi, Italian architect, designed the Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto (b. 1611)
• 1697 » Niels Juel, Norwegian-Danish admiral (b. 1629)
• 1704 » Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English colonel and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1641)
• 1704 » Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist and philologist (b. 1624)
• 1709 » Wolfgang Dietrich of Castell-Remlingen, German nobleman (b. 1641)
• 1725 » John Wise, American minister (b. 1652)
• 1735 » Francis II Rákóczi, Hungarian prince (b. 1676)
• 1848 » Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (b. 1797)
• 1860 » István Széchenyi, Hungarian statesman and reformer (b.1791)
• 1861 » Elisha Otis, American businessman, founded the Otis Elevator Company (b. 1811)

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. Catharina
7. Joanna
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 6 » New York became the third 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.
• November 26 » In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui.
• December 15 » American Revolutionary War: British and French fleets clash in the Battle of St. Lucia.

The temperature on April 8, 1778 was about 0.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder.