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June 3, 1778Born on Thursday June 4, 1778
- Harmen de Groot, Zwolle
- cornelis de haas, monnickendam
- Bartrudus van Reem, Huissen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1778)
- Friedrich Rank, Berleburg, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Dominicus Waterschoot, Waasmunster
- Adrianus van den Broeck, Teteringen, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- Arent Hendriks Docter, Elburg, Gelderland, Nederland († 1842)
- Anna Catharina Elisabeth Wöstmann, Sendenhorst
- Dirk Staalman, Overschie
- Ana Maria do Amaral Gurgel, Lages, Santa Catarina, Brasil
Died on Thursday June 4, 1778
- Franciscus Ludovicus VANDEMOORTELE (0), Gullegem, 8560, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
- Jacob Arisz Balkenende (0), Noordwijk(ZH)
- Görts Päsken \ Päskens, Essenberg
- CHRISTIAN GEHM (48), EULENBIS, PFALZ, BAYERN, GERMANY
- Gabriel Deportemont (60), Wodecq, Hainaut, Belgique
- Joanna Maria,Anna Maria Wijndrickx,Wijnrickx,Wijndrechts (74), Heyst-op-den-Berg
- Dirk Arijsz. de Rooij (31), IJsselmonde-Rotterdam
- Aart Corneliszn van Triest (55), Elburg
- Joanna Nols (3), Noorbeek
- Ingetje Aagie van der Zwaan (51), Ter Aar, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from June 4, 1778 at Delpher
Born on June 4
- 1704 » Benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and businessman († 1776)
- 1738 » George III of the United Kingdom († 1820)
- 1744 » Patrick Ferguson, Scottish soldier, designed the Ferguson rifle († 1780)
- 1754 » Franz Xaver von Zach, Slovak astronomer and academic († 1832)
- 1754 » Miguel de Azcuénaga, Argentinian soldier († 1833)
- 1787 » Constant Prévost, French geologist and academic († 1856)
- 1801 » James Pennethorne, English architect, designed Victoria Park († 1871)
- 1821 » Apollon Maykov, Russian poet and playwright († 1897)
- 1829 » Jinmaku Kyūgorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 12th Yokozuna († 1903)
- 1854 » Solko van den Bergh, Dutch target shooter († 1916)
Died on June 4
- 1647 » Canonicus, Grand Chief Sachem of the Narragansett (b. 1565)
- 1663 » William Juxon, English archbishop and academic (b. 1582)
- 1798 » Giacomo Casanova, Italian adventurer and author (b. 1725)
- 1801 » Frederick Muhlenberg, American minister and politician, 1st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1750)
- 1809 » Nicolai Abildgaard, Danish neoclassical and history painter, sculptor and architect (b. 1743)
- 1830 » Antonio José de Sucre, Venezuelan general and politician, 2nd President of Bolivia (b. 1795)
- 1872 » Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, Dutch historian, jurist, and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1798)
- 1875 » Eduard Mörike, German pastor and poet (b. 1804)
- 1876 » Abdülaziz of the Ottoman Empire, 32nd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1830)
- 1922 » W. H. R. Rivers, English anthropologist, neurologist, ethnologist, and psychiatrist (b. 1864)
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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)
- January 18 » James Cook is the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the "Sandwich Islands".
- 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.
- 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.
- September 17 » The Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed. It is the first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American tribe.
- November 26 » In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui.
Weather June 4, 1778
The temperature on June 4, 1778 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: donder.