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June 11, 1778Born on Friday June 12, 1778
- Arij Dirksz Heij, Drumpt (GL)
- Aaron Hackney († 1829)
- Anna Maria Wilhelmina Hopstaken, Etten-Leur, Gemeente Etten-Leur, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1822)
- Aaltje Gerrits de Witte, Ruinen, De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands
- Aaltje Cornelisdr Zwemmer, Zandvoort, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Isabella Van Gheem, Temse, Osst-Vlaanderen († 1843)
- Aagje Molenaar, Zandvoort, N-H, NL
- Albert Keppels, Lochem († 1858)
- Anna Passée, Nieuwkoop
- Albert Keppel op Lunsink, Langen (Lochem)
Died on Friday June 12, 1778
- Cornelis Adriaanszn de Regt (66), Colijnsplaat
- Anna Cornelia Krijnen (1)
- Cornelis Adriaanszn de Regt (66), Colijnsplaat, Zeeland, Nederland
- Henri Joseph LAMBERT (55), Fronville (Hotton),, Luxembourg, Belgique
- Catherine SCHWEGER (0), Lemberg, 57, Moselle, Lorraine, France
- Elisabeth Felkers (66), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Bartje Martensen, Hierden
- Fenneken Olthof (3), Gelselaar, Gelderland, Nederland
- Arend Diedrich von der Pahlen (40), Lowenwolde
- Cornelis Hartsinck (48), Amsterdam, Government of Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from June 12, 1778 at Delpher
Born on June 12
- 1760 » Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai, French author, playwright, journalist, and politician († 1797)
- 1771 » Patrick Gass, American sergeant (Lewis and Clark Expedition) and author († 1870)
- 1775 » Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal († 1851)
- 1777 » Robert Clark, American physician and politician († 1837)
- 1795 » John Marston, American sailor († 1885)
- 1798 » Samuel Cooper, American general († 1876)
- 1800 » Samuel Wright Mardis, American politician († 1836)
- 1802 » Harriet Martineau, English sociologist and author († 1876)
- 1806 » John A. Roebling, German-American engineer, designed the Brooklyn Bridge († 1869)
- 1807 » Ante Kuzmanić, Croatian physician and journalist († 1879)
Died on June 12
- 1668 » Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge, English politician (b. 1599)
- 1675 » Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy (b. 1634)
- 1734 » James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, French-English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (b. 1670)
- 1758 » Prince Augustus William of Prussia (b. 1722)
- 1772 » Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (b. 1724)
- 1778 » Philip Livingston, American merchant and politician (b. 1716)
- 1816 » Pierre Augereau, French general (b. 1757)
- 1818 » Egwale Seyon, Ethiopian emperor
- 1841 » Konstantinos Nikolopoulos, Greek composer, archaeologist, and philologist (b. 1786)
- 1900 » Lucretia Peabody Hale, American journalist and author (b. 1820)
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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 6 » American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.
- July 3 » American Revolutionary War: Iroquois allied to Britain kill 360 people in the Wyoming Valley massacre.
- 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 29 » American Revolutionary War: British and American forces battle indecisively at the Battle of Rhode Island.
- November 11 » Cherry Valley massacre: Loyalists and Seneca Indian forces attack a fort and village in eastern New York during the American Revolutionary War, killing more than forty civilians and soldiers.
Weather June 12, 1778
The temperature on June 12, 1778 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by east. Weather type: omtrent helder.