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• Cornelia Francisca CLINCKSPOOR, Wichelen
• Adriana de Bruin (de Bruijn), Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands († 1781)
• Albert Freerks, Nieuwe Pekela, Groningen, Nederland
• Catharina van der Horst, Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1858)
• De Keyser Anna Maria, Putte, Antwerpen, België († 1852)
• Albert Freerks Kroeze, Nieuwe Pekela, Nederland († 1849)
• Adrianus Janssens, Merksplas, Antwerpen, België
• Elizabeth CRAM, Merrimack, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, Verenigde Staten († 1852)
• Adriaantje van Rijn, Monster
• Albert FREERKS, Nieuwe (Boven) Pekela, Pekela, Groningen, Nederland

• Douwe Johannes (88), de Valom
• Gerrit Daniels Onstenk, Steenderen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Tickenbergh (68), Schiedam,-
• Douwe Johannes Halbesma (88), De Valom (Dantumawoude)
• Jacob Frans Brouwer (0)
• Aaltje Jans van Staveren (68), Zevenhoven, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Gerardus van der Meeren (58), Lubbeek, Vlaams-Brabant, België
• Aaltje Janse van Staveren (69), Zevenhoven, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Douwe N.N. (88), De Valom (Gem. Dantumadeel), Friesland, Nederland
• Elijah Lyman (1), Massachusetts, United States of America

• 1714 » Alaungpaya, Burmese king († 1760)
• 1732 » Peter Ernst Wilde, German physician and journalist († 1785)
• 1758 » Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin († 1794)
• 1759 » William Wilberforce, English philanthropist and politician († 1833)
• 1772 » William I of the Netherlands († 1840)
• 1787 » James Weddell, Belgian-English sailor, hunter, and explorer († 1834)
• 1824 » Antonio Stoppani, Italian geologist and scholar († 1891)
• 1837 » Théodore Dubois, French organist, composer, and educator († 1924)
• 1843 » Boyd Dunlop Morehead, Australian politician, 10th Premier of Queensland († 1905)
• 1845 » James Calhoun, American lieutenant († 1876)

• 1759 » Ewald Christian von Kleist, German poet and soldier (b. 1715)
• 1770 » Thomas Chatterton, English poet and prodigy (b. 1752)
• 1779 » Cosmas of Aetolia, Greek monk and saint (b. 1714)
• 1798 » Thomas Alcock, English priest and author (b. 1709)
• 1804 » Peggy Shippen, American wife of Benedict Arnold and American Revolutionary War spy (b. 1760)
• 1818 » James Carr, American lawyer and politician (b. 1777)
• 1821 » John William Polidori, English writer and physician (b. 1795)
• 1832 » Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French physicist and engineer (b. 1796)
• 1838 » Ferenc Kölcsey, Hungarian poet, critic, and politician (b. 1790)
• 1841 » Theodore Hook, English civil servant and composer (b. 1788)

• 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)
• May 12 » Heinrich XI, count of the Principality of Reuss-Greiz, is elevated to Prince by Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.
• June 18 » American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia.
• July 3 » American Revolutionary War: Iroquois allied to Britain kill 360 people in the Wyoming Valley massacre.
• August 26 » The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
• August 29 » American Revolutionary War: British and American forces battle indecisively at the Battle of Rhode Island.
• December 15 » American Revolutionary War: British and French fleets clash in the Battle of St. Lucia.

The temperature on August 24, 1778 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.