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July 18, 1778Born on Sunday July 19, 1778
- Aletta Jansen Uijthoven, Eethen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Antje Wijbes Creeft, Damwoude, Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Anna Elisabeth VOS, Mol Belgie
- Anna Selhorst, Zwolle
- Adriaan Pinte (Pintel), Colijnsplaat, Zeeland, Nederland
- Adrian van den Broeck, Sprundel
- Anna Crols, Arendonk († 1846)
- Antje, Damwoude, Friesland, Nederland
- Aaltje de Jong († 1850)
- Adriana Versteeg, Haastrecht († 1840)
Died on Sunday July 19, 1778
- Adrianus Ridder (0)
- John Thornton (67), Caroline, Virginia, United States
- Sjoerd Siebrens, Doniawerstal
- Geertje Jacobs van der Holst (7), Katwijk aan Zee
- N.N. Rouwhorst (3), Zieuwent
- Cornelis SWERTS (68), Hasselt,Provincie Limburg,Flanders,Belgi
- Wilhelmus Janssen (0), in 't Loo (Duiven), Gelderland, Nederland
- Karel Leopold Graaf van Beust (77), Altenburg, Thüringen
- Karl Leopold von Beust (77), Altenburg, Duitsland
- Neeltje Cornelisd In 't VELD (5)
Born on July 19
- 1744 » Heinrich Christian Boie, German author and poet († 1806)
- 1759 » Marianna Auenbrugger, Austrian pianist and composer († 1782)
- 1759 » Seraphim of Sarov, Russian monk and saint († 1833)
- 1771 » Thomas Talbot, Irish-Canadian colonel and politician († 1853)
- 1789 » John Martin, English painter, engraver, and illustrator († 1854)
- 1794 » José Justo Corro, Mexican politician and president († 1864)
- 1800 » Juan José Flores, Venezuelan general and politician, 1st President of Ecuador († 1864)
- 1814 » Samuel Colt, American businessman, founded the Colt's Manufacturing Company († 1862)
- 1819 » Gottfried Keller, Swiss author, poet, and playwright († 1890)
- 1822 » Princess Augusta of Cambridge († 1916)
Died on July 19
- 1742 » William Somervile, English poet and author (b. 1675)
- 1810 » Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Prussian queen (b. 1776)
- 1814 » Matthew Flinders, English navigator and cartographer (b. 1774)
- 1824 » Agustín de Iturbide, Mexican general and emperor (b. 1783)
- 1838 » Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist and chemist (b. 1785)
- 1850 » Margaret Fuller, American journalist and critic (b. 1810)
- 1855 » Konstantin Batyushkov, Russian poet and translator (b. 1787)
- 1857 » Stefano Franscini, Swiss statistician and politician (b. 1796)
- 1878 » Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1847)
- 1896 » Abraham H. Cannon, American publisher and religious leader (b. 1859)
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 9 » Rhode Island becomes the fourth US state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
- July 10 » American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain.
- July 28 » Constitution of the province of Cantabria ratified at the Assembly Hall in Bárcena la Puente, Reocín, Spain.
- 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.
- September 19 » The Continental Congress passes the first United States federal budget.
- December 29 » American Revolutionary War: Three thousand British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell capture Savannah, Georgia.
Weather July 19, 1778
The temperature on July 19, 1778 was about 23.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: weerlicht.