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July 27, 1778Born on Tuesday July 28, 1778
- Bauke Pieters Bijlsma, Marrum († 1825)
- Aagje Reinders Kooijman, Andijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1850)
- Chretien Janssen, Boekel
- Adriana Cornelisse Verburg, Colijnsplaat († 1818)
- Aagje Kooijman, Andijk, Nederland († 1850)
- Aagje Reinders' Kooijman, Andijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1850)
- Bauke Pieters Bijlstra, Marrum, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Netherlands († 1825)
- "Derk" Hendriksz Kruithof, Oosterwolde,, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anna Gertrudis Bickert, Uffhausen, Landkreis Fulda, Hessen, Duitsland († 1809)
- Adriana Van den Broeck, Vorselaar,, Antwerpen, België
Died on Tuesday July 28, 1778
- Arnoldina Emilie Barones Van Wassenaer (61)
- Claas Kroeger (63)
- Claas Kroeger (Croeger), Oostzaan, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Antje Meijnderts (70), Den Hoorn (Texel, NH)
- Benedictus Carpentier (0), Zandvliet, Antwerpen, België
- Aleidis BEVEGEM BOVEGEM, Hasselt, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgie
- Leendert Valkenburg (78), Rotterdam
- Jean François GUERARD
- Antje Meijnderts (70), Texel, den Hoorn. nh.nld
- John Michael Ranck (76), East Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 28, 1778 at Delpher
Born on July 28
- 1746 » Thomas Heyward, Jr., American judge and politician († 1809)
- 1750 » Fabre d'Églantine, French actor, playwright, and politician († 1794)
- 1783 » Friedrich Wilhelm von Bismarck, German army officer and writer († 1860)
- 1796 » Ignaz Bösendorfer, Austrian businessman, founded the Bösendorfer Company († 1859)
- 1804 » Ludwig Feuerbach, German anthropologist and philosopher († 1872)
- 1815 » Stefan Dunjov, Bulgarian colonel († 1889)
- 1844 » Gerard Manley Hopkins, English poet († 1889)
- 1857 » Ballington Booth, English-American activist, co-founded Volunteers of America († 1940)
- 1860 » Elias M. Ammons, American businessman and politician, 19th Governor of Colorado († 1925)
- 1860 » Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia († 1922)
Died on July 28
- 1741 » Antonio Vivaldi, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1678)
- 1750 » Johann Sebastian Bach, German organist and composer (b. 1685)
- 1762 » George Dodington, 1st Baron Melcombe, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Somerset (b. 1691)
- 1794 » Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, French soldier and politician (b. 1767)
- 1794 » Maximilien Robespierre, French lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the Committee of Public Safety (b. 1758)
- 1808 » Selim III, Ottoman sultan (b. 1761)
- 1809 » Richard Beckett, English cricketer and captain (b.1772)
- 1818 » Gaspard Monge, French mathematician and engineer (b. 1746)
- 1835 » Édouard Mortier, duc de Trévise, French general and politician, 15th Prime Minister of France (b. 1768)
- 1836 » Nathan Mayer Rothschild, German-English banker and financier (b. 1777)
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
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- 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)
- January 18 » James Cook is the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the "Sandwich Islands".
- 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.
- 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 4 » American Revolutionary War: U.S. forces under George Clark capture Kaskaskia during the Illinois campaign.
- 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.
Weather July 28, 1778
The temperature on July 28, 1778 was about 25.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: donder weerlicht.