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Born on Wednesday September 16, 1778
- Arnoldus de Hart, Dordrecht († 1824)
- Bastiaan Klaassen SCHUURMAN, Blokzijl
- Dorothea Wilhelmina Elisabeth Delius († 1813)
- Andries Andrisse van Meersbergen, Heusden (Heusden) (Noord-Brabant)
- Andries van Masbergen, Heusden
- Cornelia Faaij (Faay), Cabauw († 1857)
- Christina Pieternella van Meurs, Leiden
- Carl Adolf Taube, Kerisalo, Joroinen, Finland († 1838)
- Antonius Adr H Aarts, Eersel
- Alijda GOEMAN, Stompwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Died on Wednesday September 16, 1778
- Anna Maria Wilhelmi Antonii van de Pas (79), Sint-Michielsgestel
- Klaasen, Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
- Elisabeth Althaus (0), Erndtebrück, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Ferdinand Casimir von Isenburg-Büdingen (62)
- Botte Douwesz Dijkstra (79), Sloten, gaasterland,fr.nld
- Ariijaantje Starrenburg, Rotterdam
- Antoine Lalande (42), Ste Rose, Quebec, Canada
- Christine Weber (1), Fischelbach, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Anna Bähler (0), Wattenwil, Bern, Zwitserland
- Ferdinand Casimir Van Ysenburg Budingen (62)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from September 16, 1778 at Delpher
Born on September 16
- 1722 » Gabriel Christie, Scottish-Canadian general († 1799)
- 1725 » Nicolas Desmarest, French geologist, zoologist, and author († 1815)
- 1745 » Mikhail Kutuzov, Russian field marshal († 1813)
- 1777 » Nathan Mayer Rothschild, German-English banker and financier († 1836)
- 1782 » Daoguang Emperor of China († 1850)
- 1823 » Francis Parkman, American historian and author († 1893)
- 1823 » Ludwik Teichmann, Polish anatomist († 1895)
- 1827 » Jean Albert Gaudry, French geologist and paleontologist († 1908)
- 1828 » Per Pålsson, Swedish murderer († 1914)
- 1830 » Patrick Francis Moran, Irish-Australian cardinal († 1911)
Died on September 16
- 1672 » Anne Bradstreet, English poet (b. 1612)
- 1701 » James II of England (b. 1633)
- 1736 » Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Polish-Dutch physicist and engineer, invented the thermometer (b. 1686)
- 1792 » Nguyễn Huệ, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1753)
- 1803 » Nicolas Baudin, French explorer, hydrographer, and cartographer (b. 1754)
- 1819 » John Jeffries, American physician and surgeon (b. 1744)
- 1824 » Louis XVIII of France (b. 1755)
- 1843 » Ezekiel Hart, Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1770)
- 1845 » Thomas Davis, Irish poet and publisher (b. 1814)
- 1865 » Christian de Meza, Danish general (b. 1792)
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
- Catharina
- Joanna
- 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 9 » Rhode Island becomes the fourth US state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
- February 23 » American Revolutionary War: Baron von Steuben arrives at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to help to train the Continental Army.
- 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.
- July 4 » American Revolutionary War: U.S. forces under George Clark capture Kaskaskia during the Illinois campaign.
- August 3 » The theatre La Scala in Milan is inaugurated with the première of Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.
Weather September 16, 1778
The temperature on September 16, 1778 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: omtrent helder.