About the day » Sunday June 14, 1778Calender converter

• Abraham van der Wel, 's-Gravenzande († 1819)
• Aartje Stout, Lopik († 1821)
• Aart Zijtveld, Westbroek († 1833)
• Anna KEESMAAT, Alblasserdam († 1850)
• Abraham Wz van der Wel, 's-Gravenzande († 1819)
• Adrianus van HULTEN, Drunen,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1856)
• Anna Wilhelmina Jongbloed, Amsterdam
• Apolonia terSmetten, Wateringen († 1853)
• Aaltje Udo, Tienhoven,, Utrecht, Nederland
• Abigail Cookson, Standish, Cumberland, Maine, United States

• Johannes Stappers (87), Sevenum (L)
• Leendert Patijn (61)
• Bernhard Ernst van WETTIN-VAN SAKSEN-MEININGEN (61), Meiningen, Thuringen
• Johannes <Johannes> Stappers (87), Sevenum, Limburg, Nederland
• Joannes Wilhelmus Diederen (0), Schimmert, Limburg, Nederland
• Lambert Willemsz Majoor (0), Laren N.H
• Antje Watses (38), Ferwerderadeel
• Aaltje Hindriks
• Bernard de Saxe-Meiningen (61)
• Bernhard Ernst van Saksen-Meiningen (61)

• 1736 » Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, French physicist and engineer († 1806)
• 1763 » Simon Mayr, German composer and educator († 1845)
• 1780 » Henry Salt, English historian and diplomat, British Consul-General in Egypt († 1827)
• 1796 » Nikolai Brashman, Czech-Russian mathematician and academic († 1866)
• 1798 » František Palacký, Czech historian and politician († 1876)
• 1801 » Heber C. Kimball, American religious leader († 1868)
• 1811 » Harriet Beecher Stowe, American author and activist († 1896)
• 1812 » Fernando Wood, American merchant and politician, 73rd Mayor of New York City († 1881)
• 1819 » Henry Gardner, American merchant and politician, 23rd Governor of Massachusetts († 1892)
• 1820 » John Bartlett, American author and publisher († 1905)

• 1674 » Marin le Roy de Gomberville, French author and poet (b. 1600)
• 1679 » Guillaume Courtois, French painter and illustrator (b. 1628)
• 1746 » Colin Maclaurin, Scottish mathematician (b. 1698)
• 1794 » Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, English courtier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1718)
• 1800 » Jean-Baptiste Kléber, French general (b. 1753)
• 1800 » Louis Desaix, French general (b. 1768)
• 1801 » Benedict Arnold, American general during the American Revolution later turned British spy (b. 1741)
• 1825 » Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French-American architect and engineer, designed Washington, D.C. (b. 1754)
• 1837 » Giacomo Leopardi, Italian poet and philosopher (b. 1798)
• 1864 » Leonidas Polk, American general and bishop (b. 1806)

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)
• May 1 » American Revolution: The Battle of Crooked Billet begins in Hatboro, Pennsylvania.
• May 12 » Heinrich XI, count of the Principality of Reuss-Greiz, is elevated to Prince by Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.
• July 4 » American Revolutionary War: U.S. forces under George Clark capture Kaskaskia during the Illinois campaign.
• 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.
• 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.

The temperature on June 14, 1778 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.