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September 27, 1778 
September 25, 1778
Born on Saturday September 26, 1778
- Delphine Albertine POLLET, Neuve-Chapelle,62606,Pas-de-Calais,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,FRANCE († 1811)
- Cornelis Arijs(z) Baris, Charlois, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Egbertje Gerrits van den Berg, Heerde, Gelderland, Nederland
- Catharina Bos, KOLDERVEEN (Meppel), Drenthe, Nederland († 1842)
- Cornelis Barends (Baris), Charlois, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Catrina, Catharina Bosch, Wanneperveen, Overijssel, Nederland († 1842)
- Cornelis Rijswaard, Aarlanderveen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1839)
- Egbertje Van Den Burg, Heerde, Gelderland, Nederland († 1849)
- Cornelis Pieter van Eersel, 's Gravenmoer († 1781)
- Catrina Bosch, Wanneperveen († 1842)
Died on Saturday September 26, 1778
- Gerhardus van Tiel
- Experience Tubbs (32), Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
- Adrianus Franciscus Ploegaerts (5), Duffel, Antwerpen, Belgie
- Joannes Baptista Lippens (1), Oostkamp, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Cornelia van Dorsten (83), Dordrecht, Grote Kerk
- Maria van Spikken (6), Amsterdam
- Altien (Altje) Geicken (80), Oldersumer Hammrich, Ostfriesland, Hannover
- Arij Rensen (39)
- Laurens de Booij (2), Noordwijk
- jannetje teunisse van BESOIJEN (63), spijkenisse
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from September 26, 1778 at Delpher
Born on September 26
- 1750 » Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, English admiral († 1810)
- 1758 » Cosme Argerich, Argentinian physician († 1820)
- 1767 » Wenzel Müller, Austrian composer and conductor († 1835)
- 1774 » Johnny Appleseed, American gardener and environmentalist († 1845)
- 1783 » Richard Griffin, 3rd Baron Braybrooke, English politician and literary figure († 1858)
- 1791 » Théodore Géricault, French painter and lithographer († 1824)
- 1792 » William Hobson, Irish-New Zealand explorer and politician, 1st Governor of New Zealand († 1842)
- 1820 » Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Indian philosopher, painter, and academic († 1891)
- 1840 » Louis-Olivier Taillon, Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Premier of Quebec († 1923)
- 1843 » Joseph Furphy, Australian author and poet († 1912)
Died on September 26
- 1716 » Antoine Parent, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1666)
- 1764 » Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish monk and scholar (b. 1676)
- 1800 » William Billings, American composer and educator (b. 1746)
- 1802 » Jurij Vega, Slovene mathematician and physicist (b. 1754)
- 1820 » Daniel Boone, American hunter and explorer (b. 1734)
- 1868 » August Ferdinand Möbius, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1790)
- 1877 » Hermann Grassmann, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1809)
- 1902 » Levi Strauss, German-American businessman, founded Levi Strauss & Co. (b. 1829)
- 1904 » John Fitzwilliam Stairs, Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1848)
- 1904 » Lafcadio Hearn, Greek-Japanese author and academic (b. 1850)
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 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.
- May 12 » Heinrich XI, count of the Principality of Reuss-Greiz, is elevated to Prince by Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.
- 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 7 » American Revolutionary War: France invades Dominica in the British West Indies, before Britain is even aware of France's involvement in the war.
Weather September 26, 1778
The temperature on September 26, 1778 was about 14.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: regen geheel betrokken.