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Historical Events In 1778

Thursday, 28 March 2024

Mar 07   Capt James Cook 1st sights Oregon coast, at Yaquina Bay in the year 1778.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 07   Captain James Cook sights Oregon coast, at Yaquina Bay in the year 1778.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 07   Continental Navy frigate Randolph (32 guns) engages HMS Yarmouth (64). Randolph explodes and sinks with the loss of all but 4 men on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 08   In the year 1778 friedrich August Kanne, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 15   Nootka Sound, BC Captain James Cook reaches the west coast of Vancouver Island with his ships Resolution and Discovery, on the way to search for a North West Passage from the Pacific; names the site Friendly Cove after a warm reception from local Nootka people in the year 1778.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 15   On this day in history nootka Sound, Vancouver Is discovered by Capt Cook  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 15   Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island discovered by Captain Cook on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 22   On this day in history capt Cook sights Cape Flattery, in Washington state  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 22   On this day in history captain Cook sights Cape Flattery, in Washington state we really should have claimed it!  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 30   In the year 1778 playwright Voltaire crowned with laurel wreath  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 01   Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$" in the year 1778.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 01   In the year 1778 oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$" symbol  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 06   Joseph Funk, composer in the year 1778.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 07   In the year 1778 johann Balthasar Kehl, composer, dies at 52  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 08   Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$" in the year 1778.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 08   Pieter Teyler van der Hulst, Dutch founder (Teyler Museum), dies at 76 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 10   William Hazlitt, Maidstone Kent England, essayist/critic on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 17   Sloop-in-war Ranger captures British brig on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 22   Captain John Paul Jones of Ranger led landing party raid on Whitehaven, England in the year 1778.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 22   In the year 1778 james Hargreaves, inventor (spinning jenny), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 01   American Revolution: The Battle of Crooked Billet begins in Hatboro, Pennsylvania on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 01   Dengue fever in Spain on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 08   In the year 1778 johann Gansbacher, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 11   William Pitt Sr, English premier (1756-61, 66-68), dies at 69 in the year 1778.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 28   Friedrich Westenholz, composer in the year 1778.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 30   On this day in history voltaire, [Francois-Marie Arouet], French writer (Candide), dies at 42  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jun 06   On this day in history the birth of George (Beau) Brummell, Fashion leader  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jun 07   George Bryan "Beau" Brummel, London England, English dandy on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jun 07   On this day in history johann Georg Zechner, composer, dies at 62  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jun 12   In the year 1778 philip Livingston, American merchant (signed Declaration of Independance), dies at 62  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jun 18   American forces enter Philadelphia as the British withdraw during the Revolutionary War on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jun 18   British Redcoats evacuate Phila on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jun 19   Washington's troops finally leave Valley Forge on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jun 24   David Rittenhouse observes a total solar eclipse in Philadelphia on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous Birthdays In 1778

Famous People Born In This Year In History

Jan 03   In the year 1778 birth of antoni Melchior FijaÅ‚kowski, Polish bishop (d. 1861)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 05   Fortunato Santini, composer was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 10   In the year 1778 birth of carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist (naming plants & animals)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 13   Anton Fischer, composer was born in the year 1778.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 24   On this day in history birth of charles F, duke of Berry/son of French king Charles X  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 26   Ugo Foscolo, Italian poet (Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis) was born in the year 1778.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 31   Franz Anton graaf von Kolowrat, Austrian premiere of Bohemia (1848) was born in the year 1778.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 04   In the year 1778 birth of a. P. de Candolle, Swiss botanist (d. 1841)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In 1778

Famous People Died In This Year In History

Jan 04   On this day in history charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter, dies at 57  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 10   In the year 1778 carolus Linaeus "Carl von Linne", Swedish botanist/explorer, dies at 70  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 15   In the year 1778 johann Gottlieb Gorner, composer, dies at 80  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 18   Joseph Marie Terray, French statesman (b. 1715) died on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 20   Laura Bassi, Italian scholar (b. 1711) died on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 05   Thomas A Arne, English composer (Alfred, Rule Britannia), dies at 67 in the year 1778.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 07   In the year 1778 death of charles De Geer, Swedish industrialist (b. 1720)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 13   In the year 1778 death of charles le Beau, French historian (b. 1701)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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