Famous Personalities Born In 1678

Mar 03 In the year 1678 birth of madeleine de Verchères, French Canadian heroine (d. 1747)  

Mar 04 In the year 1678 birth of antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons)  

Mar 07 Filippo Juvara, Italian architect (d. 1736) was born in the year 1678.  

Mar 15 Dominique Marie Valet, French RC/old-catholic bishop was born in the year 1678.  

Jul 06 On this day in history birth of nicola Francesco Haym, composer  

Jul 26 On this day in history birth of joseph I Habsburg, German king/Roman catholic emperor (1705-11)  

Sep 16 On this day in history birth of henry St John, English statesman and philosopher (d. 1751)  

Sep 29 In the year 1678 birth of adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles, French soldier (d. 1766)  

Oct 10 John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707) was born in the year 1678.  

Nov 26 Jean Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist (d. 1771) was born in the year 1678.  

Dec 02 Nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 08 In the year 1678 birth of horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, English diplomat (d. 1757)  

Dec 13 In the year 1678 birth of yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735)  

Dec 14 On this day in history birth of daniel Neal, English historian (d. 1743)  

Dec 29 In the year 1678 birth of gotthard Wagner, composer  

Dec 30 William Croft, composer was born in the year 1678.  

Jan 04 Johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jan 07 Johannes Flittner, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1678.  

Jan 24 Joan Maetsuyker, gov-gen of Neth East-Indies, dies at 72 in the year 1678.  

Jan 29 On this day in history death of jeronimo Lobo, Portuguese Jesuit missionary (b. 1593)  

Feb 10 In the year 1678 death of philip Vingboons, Amsterdam's master builder, buried  

May 05 Anna M van Schurman, Dutch poet/spoke 10 languages, dies at about 70 in the year 1678.  

May 06 On this day in history joseph de La Barre, composer, dies at 44  

Jun 02 In the year 1678 pieter the Great, regent/diplomat, dies at 63