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Born on Saturday August 15, 1778
- Anna Maria van Albach, Ruremon († 1832)
- Anna Maria Gijsen, Stramproy, Limburg, Nederland
- Antje van Oudshoorn († 1836)
- Arij de Boo (Bode), IJsselmonde († 1858)
- Cornelia van der Meer, Rotterdam, Nederland († 1858)
- Anna Catharina Jansdr. Overbeek, St.Annaland
- Abraham Jacobsz. Oppelaar, Oudshoorn, ZH, Nederland († 1818)
- Anne Marie BREMSINGER, Ensisheim († 1853)
- Arie Maartensz Bode, ijsselmonde (zuid holland) († 1858)
- Antonius van Breugel
Died on Saturday August 15, 1778
- Bonaventure Meusy (77), Les Goulles (21)
- GERARDUS JOANNES BREUGELMANS (47), Poederlee
- Arien Buijs (16), Giessen, Noord Brabant, Nederland
- Hebel Houges, Oosterwijtwerd, Groningen, Nederland
- Lijsbert Leendertsdr Middelhuijsen, Wateringen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Hebel Huges, Oosterwijtwerd
- Marguerite Gagnon (84), Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada
- Adriaan Snaphaan, Loon op Zand
- Klasijna van MUNSTER (1), Overschie, Rotterdam, 6240, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Cornelis Schoon (1), Wijk aan Zee, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 15, 1778 at Delpher
Born on August 15
- 1717 » Blind Jack, English engineer († 1810)
- 1736 » Johann Christoph Kellner, German organist and composer († 1803)
- 1740 » Matthias Claudius, German poet and author († 1815)
- 1769 » Napoleon, French general and emperor († 1821)
- 1771 » Walter Scott, Scottish novelist, playwright, and poet († 1832)
- 1785 » Thomas De Quincey, English journalist and author († 1859)
- 1787 » Eliza Lee Cabot Follen, American writer, editor, abolitionist († 1860)
- 1798 » Sangolli Rayanna, Indian warrior († 1831)
- 1807 » Jules Grévy, French lawyer and politician, 4th President of the French Republic († 1891)
- 1824 » John Chisum, American businessman († 1884)
Died on August 15
- 1666 » Johann Adam Schall von Bell, German missionary and astronomer (b. 1591)
- 1714 » Constantin Brâncoveanu, Romanian prince (b. 1654)
- 1728 » Marin Marais, French viol player and composer (b. 1656)
- 1758 » Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician, geophysicist, and astronomer (b. 1698)
- 1799 » Giuseppe Parini, Italian poet and author (b. 1729)
- 1844 » José María Coppinger, governor of Spanish East Florida (b. 1733)
- 1852 » Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist, physicist, and mineralogist (b. 1760)
- 1859 » Nathaniel Claiborne, American farmer and politician (b. 1777)
- 1907 » Joseph Joachim, Hungarian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1831)
- 1909 » Euclides da Cunha, Brazilian sociologist and journalist (b. 1866)
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 5 » South Carolina becomes the second state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
- May 1 » American Revolution: The Battle of Crooked Billet begins in Hatboro, Pennsylvania.
- July 27 » American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant: British and French fleets fight to a standoff.
- 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.
- September 17 » The Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed. It is the first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American tribe.
Weather August 15, 1778
The temperature on August 15, 1778 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.