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Born on Tuesday August 11, 1778
- Aalt van de Pol, Garderen († 1845)
- Bartha Kok, Amersfoort († 1829)
- Aalt Reijersen van de Pol, Garderen (Barneveld) († 1845)
- Anna Catharina Peerboom, ,, Vaals, Nederland († 1836)
- Anna Maria Vaerendonck
- Aalt Reijersen Van De Pol, Garderen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1845)
- Charles Herbert Pierrepont-Medows, Ranger's Lodge, Richmond Park (Surrey) England († 1860)
- Anna (Antje) Bevier (m: Ketchum), New Paltz, Ulster, New York, Verenigde Staten († 1858)
- Adriana Goemans, Voorschoten, ZH, Nederland († 1847)
- Aariaantje Goemans, Voorschoten, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1847)
Died on Tuesday August 11, 1778
- Lubbertus Patroclus Römelingh (56), Delfzijl
- Egidius Beeckman (47), Dendermonde
- Aleida Roelofs Nijdorp Niedops, Hasselt, Nederland
- Johanna Hendrika Bevers, Dinxperlo
- Jan Arijsz Van Der LINDEN, Ridderkerk
- Saakjen Minnes (1), Akkerwoude, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland
- John (Infant) SCOTT (1)
- Nicolás Chacón y Chacón (62), La Habana, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba
- Maria Cuypers (76), Vaesrade
- Johanna Hendrika Beber, Dinxperlo
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 11, 1778 at Delpher
Born on August 11
- 1722 » Richard Brocklesby, English physician († 1797)
- 1748 » Joseph Schuster, German composer († 1812)
- 1778 » Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, Prussian gymnast, educator, and politician († 1852)
- 1794 » James B. Longacre, American engraver († 1869)
- 1807 » David Rice Atchison, American general, lawyer, and politician († 1886)
- 1808 » William W. Chapman, American lawyer and politician († 1892)
- 1816 » Frederick Innes, Scottish-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Tasmania († 1882)
- 1833 » Kido Takayoshi, Japanese samurai and politician († 1877)
- 1833 » Robert G. Ingersoll, American soldier, lawyer, and politician († 1899)
- 1836 » Warren Brown, American historian and politician († 1919)
Died on August 11
- 1656 » Ottavio Piccolomini, Austrian-Italian field marshal (b. 1599)
- 1725 » Prince Vittorio Amedeo Theodore of Savoy (b. 1723)
- 1774 » Charles-François Tiphaigne de la Roche, French physician and author (b. 1722)
- 1813 » Henry James Pye, English poet and politician (b. 1745)
- 1851 » Lorenz Oken, German botanist, biologist, and ornithologist (b. 1779)
- 1854 » Macedonio Melloni, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1798)
- 1868 » Halfdan Kjerulf, Norwegian pianist and composer (b. 1815)
- 1886 » Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet and playwright (b. 1843)
- 1890 » John Henry Newman, English cardinal and theologian (b. 1801)
- 1892 » Enrico Betti, Italian mathematician and academic (b. 1813)
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)
- 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 6 » New York became the third state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
- 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.
- July 3 » American Revolutionary War: Iroquois allied to Britain kill 360 people in the Wyoming Valley massacre.
- July 28 » Constitution of the province of Cantabria ratified at the Assembly Hall in Bárcena la Puente, Reocín, Spain.
- August 3 » The theatre La Scala in Milan is inaugurated with the première of Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.
Weather August 11, 1778
The temperature on August 11, 1778 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken.