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July 19, 1778Born on Monday July 20, 1778
- Dirk Tol, Venhuizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1778)
- Gerrit Klein Hesselink, De Heurne, Gelderland, Nederland
- Ann Hunt, Guilford, NC († 1872)
- Adrianus Verschuuren, Oisterwijk
- Age SJIERKS, Snits (Sneek), Súdwest-Fryslân, Fryslân, Nederland († 1795)
- Giesbertus Meulenkamp, Elten, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland
- Helena van den Heuvel, Herpen († 1853)
- Anatoile ROLLIER, Montmalin († 1836)
- Aulus van Gorkum (Gercken, Gorcum), Leeuwarden
- Cornelia Gerarda Joanna Weusman, Utrecht,Gemeente Utrecht,Utrecht,Netherlands
Died on Monday July 20, 1778
- Geertje Harmens de Ronde (44), Harderwijk, Gelderland, The Netherlands
- John Davenport, ll (83), Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
- Hendrik Sourtillt, Dordt, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Joannes Josephus De Meester (4), Sint-Niklaas (Oost-Vlaanderen, België)
- Geertje Harmens de Ronde (44), Harderwijk
- Johann Matthias Conrads (48), Duisburg, Kreis Duisburg, Rheinprovinz, Königreich Preußen
- Heijltje Teunisse Boer (49)
- Johanna van de WETERING (48), Oostelbeers, 4068, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Caroline BUEKENS (49), Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek,1760,Brabant Flamand,Bruxelles Capitale,BELGIQUE
- Adriana Bogaarts (1), Fijnaart en Heijningen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 20, 1778 at Delpher
Born on July 20
- 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)
Died on July 20
- 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)
Names that were popular for boys in 1778
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Joseph
- Jacobus
- Jans
- Jean
- Franciscus
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1778
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Jans
- Trijntje
- Adriana
- Antje
- Neeltje
- Elizabeth
- Aaltje
- Grietje
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 5 » South Carolina becomes the second state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
- June 18 » American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia.
- June 28 » American Revolutionary War: The American Continentals engage the British in the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse resulting in standstill and British withdrawal under cover of darkness.
- July 27 » American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant: British and French fleets fight to a standoff.
- August 3 » The theatre La Scala in Milan is inaugurated with the première of Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.
- 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.
The weather on Monday July 20, 1778
The temperature on July 20, 1778 was about 22.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: donder weerlicht.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI