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August 1, 1778Born on Sunday August 2, 1778
- Alida Magdalena Burghgraaf, Bourtange,, Groningen, Nederland
- Anna Catharina Habets, Hulsberg (Beekdaelen), Limburg, Nederland († 1813)
- Albertus Johannes Schadd
- Anna Berendina van Renes, Ede
- Ale Jacobs de Jong, Wier († 1820)
- Alida Magdalena Burghgraaf, Boertagne, Groningen, Nederland
- Alida Arense Bal
- Ale Jacobs de Jong, Wier († 1820)
- Anna Catharina Habets, Hulsberg, Nuth († 1813)
- Anna Gesina Middendorf, Lehrte († 1815)
Died on Sunday August 2, 1778
- Mary Pay (2)
- Jan Willemsz van der Stelt (5), Werkendam, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Agnes Daniels (5), Maasbree, Limburg, Nederland
- Cornelia Matthijsdr Geensen (41), Kruiningen
- Catharina Barbara Notermans (4), Limbricht
- Ida Meerten (56), Stevensweert
- Kars Gerritsen (64), Elspeet
- William Stewart (78), Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, Verenigde Staten
- Joanna De Winter, Duffel
- Elisabetha Cloots (51), Oevel
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 2, 1778 at Delpher
Born on August 2
- 1702 » Dietrich of Anhalt-Dessau († 1769)
- 1703 » Lorenzo Ricci, Italian religious leader, 18th Superior General of the Society of Jesus († 1775)
- 1740 » Jean Baptiste Camille Canclaux, French general († 1817)
- 1754 » Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French-American architect and engineer, designed Washington, D.C. († 1825)
- 1788 » Leopold Gmelin, German chemist and academic († 1853)
- 1815 » Adolf Friedrich von Schack, German poet and historian († 1894)
- 1820 » John Tyndall, Irish-English physicist and mountaineer († 1893)
- 1828 » Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque, Spanish general († 1895)
- 1834 » Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, French sculptor, designed the Statue of Liberty († 1904)
- 1835 » Elisha Gray, American businessman, co-founded Western Electric († 1901)
Died on August 2
- 1696 » Robert Campbell of Glenlyon (b. 1630)
- 1769 » Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1689)
- 1788 » Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (b. 1727)
- 1799 » Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier, French inventor, co-invented the hot air balloon (b. 1745)
- 1815 » Guillaume Brune, French general and politician (b. 1763)
- 1823 » Lazare Carnot, French mathematician, general, and politician, President of the National Convention (b. 1753)
- 1834 » Harriet Arbuthnot, English diarist (b. 1793)
- 1849 » Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Ottoman Albanian commander (b. 1769)
- 1854 » Heinrich Clauren, German author (b. 1771)
- 1859 » Horace Mann, American educator and politician (b. 1796)
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 9 » Rhode Island becomes the fourth US state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
- 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.
- 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 August 2, 1778
The temperature on August 2, 1778 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.