About the day » Monday July 20, 1778Calender converter

• Ann Hunt, Guilford, NC († 1872)
• Hendrik Altena († 1813)
• Gerrit KLEIN HESSELINK, Dinxperlo, Gelderland, NEDERLAND († 1853)
• David Müller, Erndtebrück, Kreis Wittgenstein
• François Joseph VERSET, Wannebecq, 55051, Hainaut, Belgique († 1846)
• Aulus van Gorkum (Gercken, Gorcum), Leeuwarden
• Helena Wijnanda van Meurs, Den Haag
• Cornelis Janszn Commissaris, Sprundel († 1867)
• Benedictus VAN HAUWERMEIREN, Lede († 1818)
• Gretien Ebeltien Harms Muskee, Noordwolde Weststellingwerf, Nederland († 1842)

• Adriana Rottier (48), Poortvliet
• Arij Evertsz Beijer (0), Rockanje, zh.nld
• Heiltje Teunis Boer (48), Sliedrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arij Evertszn Beijer (0), Rockanje
• Arij Evertsz BEIJER (1), Rockanje
• Geertje Harmens de Ronde (44), Harderwijk
• Adriana Bogaarts (1), Fijnaart en Heijningen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Catharina [Cornelisdr.] Maarleveld, Maasland
• Cornelis Fransz Van HELDEN (78), Delft
• Daniël Salomoh Mendoza (24), Suriname

• 1754 » Antoine Destutt de Tracy, French philosopher and academic († 1836)
• 1757 » Garsevan Chavchavadze, Georgian politician and diplomat († 1811)
• 1762 » Jakob Haibel, Austrian tenor and composer († 1826)
• 1774 » Auguste de Marmont, French general († 1852)
• 1789 » Mahmud II, Ottoman sultan († 1839)
• 1804 » Richard Owen, English biologist, anatomist, and paleontologist († 1892)
• 1822 » Gregor Mendel, Austro-German monk, geneticist and botanist († 1884)
• 1838 » Augustin Daly, American playwright and manager († 1899)
• 1838 » Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet, English civil servant and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster († 1928)
• 1838 » William Paine Lord, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of Oregon († 1911)

• 1704 » Peregrine White, English-American farmer and soldier (b. 1620)
• 1752 » Johann Christoph Pepusch, German-English composer and theorist (b. 1667)
• 1816 » Gavrila Derzhavin, Russian poet and politician (b. 1743)
• 1866 » Bernhard Riemann, German mathematician and academic (b. 1826)
• 1897 » Jean Ingelow, English poet and author (b. 1820)
• 1901 » William Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (b. 1840)
• 1903 » Leo XIII, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1810)
• 1908 » Demetrius Vikelas, Greek businessman and author (b. 1835)
• 1908 » Karl Bernhard Zoeppritz, German geophysicist and seismologist (b. 1881)
• 1910 » Anderson Dawson, Australian politician, 14th Premier of Queensland (b. 1863)

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)
• February 5 » South Carolina becomes the second state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
• 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 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.
• 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 15 » American Revolutionary War: British and French fleets clash in the Battle of St. Lucia.

The temperature on July 20, 1778 was about 22.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: donder weerlicht.