About the day » Thursday July 23, 1778Calender converter

• Catharina Adriaense Huijbregs, Etten-Leur, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1840)
• Elia Elisabeth van de Graaff, Harderwijk († 1827)
• Isaac Nathan Visschel Lubig, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Hendrik van Corler, Harderwijk
• Anne Marie Madeleine PIRARD, Braives (Ville-en-Hesbaye),4260,Liège,Wallonie,BELGIQUE († 1823)
• Aalt Karssen, Harderwijk
• henricus hermkens, roggel († 1781)
• Cornelis Stephanus HUIJBREGTS, Etten-Leur,Noord-Brabant,NEDERLAND
• Clara KRAFFT, Zimmersheim, 68, Haut Rhin, Alsace, FRANCE († 1782)
• Anna Maria Martens, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• Lena Qualm (0), Leiderdorp, Zuid-Holland, NL
• Jacob Jansz. Beijer (48), Abbenbroek
• Jacob Beijer (48), Abbenbroek
• Cornelia Van de Vliet (81), Boom
• Geertje Cornelisse Pronk (37), Berkenwoude
• Claas Cornelisz. Kroeger (63), Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Getje Kamstra (12), Buitenpost, Friesland, Nederland
• Jost Rück (45), Dodenau, Kreis Frankenberg
• Emerentiana Terriere, Izegem, West-Vlaanderen, België
• Jan Hendriksz. Sijpesteijn (52)

• 1705 » Francis Blomefield, English historian and author († 1752)
• 1713 » Luís António Verney, Portuguese philosopher and pedagogue († 1792)
• 1773 » Thomas Brisbane, Scottish general and politician, 6th Governor of New South Wales († 1860)
• 1775 » Étienne-Louis Malus, French physicist and mathematician († 1812)
• 1777 » Philipp Otto Runge, German painter and illustrator († 1810)
• 1796 » Franz Berwald, Swedish surgeon and composer († 1868)
• 1802 » Manuel María Lombardini, Mexican general and president (1853) († 1853)
• 1823 » Alexandre-Antonin Taché, Canadian archbishop and missionary († 1894)
• 1838 » Édouard Colonne, French violinist and conductor († 1910)
• 1851 » Peder Severin Krøyer, Norwegian-Danish painter († 1909)

• 1692 » Gilles Ménage, French lawyer, philologist, and scholar (b. 1613)
• 1727 » Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt, English politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1661)
• 1757 » Domenico Scarlatti, Italian harpsichord player and composer (b. 1685)
• 1773 » George Edwards, English biologist and ornithologist (b. 1693)
• 1781 » John Joachim Zubly, Swiss-American pastor and politician (b. 1724)
• 1793 » Roger Sherman, American lawyer and politician (b. 1721)
• 1833 » Anselmo de la Cruz, Chilean politician, Chilean Minister of Finance (b. 1777)
• 1853 » Andries Pretorius, South African general (b. 1798)
• 1875 » Isaac Singer, American businessman, founded the Singer Corporation (b. 1811)
• 1878 » Carl von Rokitansky, Bohemian physician, pathologist, and politician (b. 1804)

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)
• June 18 » American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia.
• July 4 » American Revolutionary War: U.S. forces under George Clark capture Kaskaskia during the Illinois campaign.
• July 10 » American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain.
• August 26 » The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
• 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.
• December 15 » American Revolutionary War: British and French fleets clash in the Battle of St. Lucia.

The temperature on July 23, 1778 was about 16.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen.