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May 9, 1778Born on Sunday May 10, 1778
- Aafje Pietersdr. Neeleman, Berkel en Rodenrijs († 1782)
- Anna Harms Koster
- Adrianus Schapendonck, Tilburg († 1829)
- Albert, Zoutkamp
- Annigje Bol, Wildervank († 1857)
- Aalbert Jansz Donck, Leerbroek
- Aaltje Schouten, Urk († 1854)
- Aaltje Willems' Schouten, Urk († 1854)
- Aele Hof, Bakelde (Nordhorn, Duitsland) († 1827)
- Anna Harms Koster, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
Died on Sunday May 10, 1778
- Anne, Joseph CORNEZ (66), Pâturages (Colfontaine),7340, Hainaut, Wallonie, Belgique
- Gebbina Jansenius (30), Warffum (gem. Eemsmond)
- Andrea Francisca Poppe (0), Zele
- Jacobus De Schamphelaere, Vurste, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Grietje Cornelisse, Arnemuiden, Nederland
- Barbara REIJNIERS (61), Bergen op Zoom,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Elisabeth MOHA MOUCHAERTS MOECHARTS, Piringen (B)
- Gerrit Jan Linderman (0), Vorden, Gelderland, Netherlands
- François Cornelis Queysen (68), Deventer,Gemeente Deventer,Overijssel,Netherlands
- Gebbina Jansenius (30), Warffum
Born on May 10
- 1727 » Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, Baron de Laune, French economist and politician († 1781)
- 1755 » Robert Gray, American captain and explorer († 1806)
- 1760 » Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, French captain, engineer, and composer († 1836)
- 1760 » Johann Peter Hebel, German author and poet († 1826)
- 1770 » Louis-Nicolas Davout, French general and politician, French Minister of War († 1823)
- 1788 » Augustin-Jean Fresnel, French physicist and engineer († 1827)
- 1812 » William Henry Barlow, English engineer († 1902)
- 1813 » Montgomery Blair, American lieutenant and politician, 20th United States Postmaster General († 1883)
- 1838 » John Wilkes Booth, American actor, assassin of Abraham Lincoln († 1865)
- 1841 » James Gordon Bennett, Jr., American publisher and broadcaster († 1918)
Died on May 10
- 1717 » John Hathorne, American merchant and politician (b. 1641)
- 1726 » Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (b. 1670)
- 1774 » Louis XV of France (b. 1710)
- 1787 » William Watson, English physician, physicist, and botanist (b. 1715)
- 1794 » Élisabeth of France, French princess and youngest sibling of Louis XVI (b.1764)
- 1798 » George Vancouver, English navigator and explorer (b. 1757)
- 1807 » Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, French general (b. 1725)
- 1818 » Paul Revere, American engraver and soldier (b. 1735)
- 1829 » Thomas Young, English physician and linguist (b. 1773)
- 1849 » Hokusai, Japanese painter and illustrator (b. 1760)
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 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.
- February 23 » American Revolutionary War: Baron von Steuben arrives at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to help to train the Continental Army.
- July 28 » Constitution of the province of Cantabria ratified at the Assembly Hall in Bárcena la Puente, Reocín, Spain.
- August 3 » The theatre La Scala in Milan is inaugurated with the première of Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.
- August 26 » The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
Weather May 10, 1778
The temperature on May 10, 1778 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.