Page 2: Historical Events In 1778

Mar 07   On this day in history capt James Cook 1st sights Oregon coast, at Yaquina Bay   

Mar 07   On this day in history captain James Cook sights Oregon coast, at Yaquina Bay   

Mar 07   Continental Navy frigate Randolph (32 guns) engages HMS Yarmouth (64). Randolph explodes and sinks with the loss of all but 4 men in the year 1778.   

Mar 08   On this day in history friedrich August Kanne, composer   

Mar 15   On this day in history 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   

Mar 15   On this day in history nootka Sound, Vancouver Is discovered by Capt Cook   

Mar 15   Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island discovered by Captain Cook on this day in history.   

Mar 22   In the year 1778 capt Cook sights Cape Flattery, in Washington state   

Mar 22   Captain Cook sights Cape Flattery, in Washington state we really should have claimed it! on this day in history.   

Mar 30   Playwright Voltaire crowned with laurel wreath on this day in history.   

Apr 01   In the year 1778 oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$"   

Apr 01   In the year 1778 oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$" symbol   

Apr 06   Joseph Funk, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 07   Johann Balthasar Kehl, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

Apr 08   Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$" in the year 1778.   

Apr 08   In the year 1778 pieter Teyler van der Hulst, Dutch founder (Teyler Museum), dies at 76   

Apr 10   On this day in history william Hazlitt, Maidstone Kent England, essayist/critic   

Apr 17   In the year 1778 sloop-in-war Ranger captures British brig   

Apr 22   On this day in history captain John Paul Jones of Ranger led landing party raid on Whitehaven, England   

Apr 22   On this day in history james Hargreaves, inventor (spinning jenny), dies   

May 01   American Revolution: The Battle of Crooked Billet begins in Hatboro, Pennsylvania in the year 1778.   

May 01   On this day in history dengue fever in Spain   

May 08   Johann Gansbacher, composer in the year 1778.   

May 11   William Pitt Sr, English premier (1756-61, 66-68), dies at 69 in the year 1778.   

May 28   In the year 1778 friedrich Westenholz, composer   

May 30   In the year 1778 voltaire, [Francois-Marie Arouet], French writer (Candide), dies at 42   

Jun 06   The birth of George (Beau) Brummell, Fashion leader on this day in history.   

Jun 07   George Bryan "Beau" Brummel, London England, English dandy in the year 1778.   

Jun 07   Johann Georg Zechner, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Jun 12   On this day in history philip Livingston, American merchant (signed Declaration of Independance), dies at 62   

Jun 18   American forces enter Philadelphia as the British withdraw during the Revolutionary War on this day in history.   

Jun 18   In the year 1778 british Redcoats evacuate Phila   

Jun 19   Washington's troops finally leave Valley Forge in the year 1778.   

Jun 24   In the year 1778 david Rittenhouse observes a total solar eclipse in Philadelphia   

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Jan 03   In the year 1778 birth of antoni Melchior FijaÅ‚kowski, Polish bishop (d. 1861)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of fortunato Santini, composer   

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist (naming plants & animals)   

Jan 13   Anton Fischer, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 24   In the year 1778 birth of charles F, duke of Berry/son of French king Charles X   

Jan 26   In the year 1778 birth of ugo Foscolo, Italian poet (Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis)   

Jan 31   In the year 1778 birth of franz Anton graaf von Kolowrat, Austrian premiere of Bohemia (1848)   

Feb 04   In the year 1778 birth of a. P. de Candolle, Swiss botanist (d. 1841)   

Jan 04   On this day in history charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter, dies at 57   

Jan 10   Carolus Linaeus "Carl von Linne", Swedish botanist/explorer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   On this day in history johann Gottlieb Gorner, composer, dies at 80   

Feb 18   On this day in history death of joseph Marie Terray, French statesman (b. 1715)   

Feb 20   On this day in history death of laura Bassi, Italian scholar (b. 1711)   

Mar 05   Thomas A Arne, English composer (Alfred, Rule Britannia), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Mar 07   On this day in history death of charles De Geer, Swedish industrialist (b. 1720)   

Mar 13   Charles le Beau, French historian (b. 1701) died on this day in history.