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July 21, 1778Born on Wednesday July 22, 1778
- Anna Maria Magdalena Konijn, Egmond aan Zee, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Magdalena Engels Konijn, Egmond aan Zee
- Aaltjen Stevens Berghorst, Heerde, Gelderland, Nederland
- Cornelia Josepha Hendrik Walters, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Dorothea DE BRUYN, Helden, Limburg, Netherlands († 1832)
- Albert Zwier, Enkhuizen, Nederland († 1857)
- Elisabeth Johanna Geertruij de Groot († 1855)
- Cornelius Wilhelmus Gommers, Rijsbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1811)
- Evert Klein Regelink, Hengelo (Gelderland)
- Frederick Kramer Hoover, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania († 1839)
Died on Wednesday July 22, 1778
- Joseph DANIAU (64), Saint-Gervais, 85230, France
- Angelina De Witte (27), Herzele, Oost-Vlaanderen, Graafschap Vlaanderen
- Catharina (Trijntje) Janze KORTENDIJK (68), Sand-Ambacht,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Elias Birchard (47), Stafford, Windham, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten
- Cornelia van Grotenhof (62), Nijmegen
- Geurtje Jans Soomer (31), Opmeer, Holland, Nederland
- Henricus Petit (65), Aalst
- Henricus Petit (65), Aalst, Oost Vlaanderen, België
- Anna Johanna Romeijn (65), Kortrijk, België
- Catharina Cornelisdr. Cortendijk, Sand-Ambacht
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 22, 1778 at Delpher
Born on July 22
- 1711 » Georg Wilhelm Richmann, German-Russian physicist and academic († 1753)
- 1713 » Jacques-Germain Soufflot, French architect, designed the Panthéon († 1780)
- 1733 » Mikhail Shcherbatov, Russian philosopher and historian († 1790)
- 1755 » Gaspard de Prony, French mathematician and engineer († 1839)
- 1784 » Friedrich Bessel, German mathematician and astronomer († 1846)
- 1820 » Oliver Mowat, Canadian politician, 3rd Premier of Ontario, 8th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario († 1903)
- 1839 » Jakob Hurt, Estonian theologist and linguist († 1907)
- 1844 » William Archibald Spooner, English priest and scholar († 1930)
- 1848 » Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz († 1914)
- 1849 » Emma Lazarus, American poet and educator († 1887)
Died on July 22
- 1726 » Hugh Drysdale, English-American politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia
- 1734 » Peter King, 1st Baron King, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1669)
- 1789 » Joseph Foullon de Doué, French politician, Controller-General of Finances (b. 1715)
- 1802 » Marie François Xavier Bichat, French anatomist and physiologist (b. 1771)
- 1824 » Thomas Macnamara Russell, English admiral
- 1826 » Giuseppe Piazzi, Italian mathematician and astronomer (b. 1746)
- 1832 » Napoleon II, French emperor (b. 1811)
- 1833 » Joseph Forlenze, Italian ophthalmologist and surgeon (b. 1757)
- 1864 » James B. McPherson, American general (b. 1828)
- 1869 » John A. Roebling, German-American engineer, designed the Brooklyn Bridge (b. 1806)
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)
- 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 3 » American Revolutionary War: Iroquois allied to Britain kill 360 people in the Wyoming Valley massacre.
- July 10 » American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain.
- August 21 » American Revolutionary War: British forces begin besieging the French outpost at Pondichéry.
- 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.
Weather July 22, 1778
The temperature on July 22, 1778 was about 17.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly west by south. Weather type: betrokken regen.