Historical Events In 1778

Mar 07   Capt James Cook 1st sights Oregon coast, at Yaquina Bay in the year 1778.   

Mar 07   Captain James Cook sights Oregon coast, at Yaquina Bay on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1778 friedrich August Kanne, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 15   In the year 1778 nootka Sound, Vancouver Is discovered by Capt Cook   

Mar 15   In the year 1778 nootka Sound, Vancouver Island discovered by Captain Cook   

Mar 22   Capt Cook sights Cape Flattery, in Washington state on this day in history.   

Mar 22   In the year 1778 captain Cook sights Cape Flattery, in Washington state we really should have claimed it!   

Mar 30   On this day in history playwright Voltaire crowned with laurel wreath   

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

Apr 01   Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$" symbol in the year 1778.   

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

Apr 07   In the year 1778 johann Balthasar Kehl, composer, dies at 52   

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

Apr 08   On this day in history pieter Teyler van der Hulst, Dutch founder (Teyler Museum), dies at 76   

Apr 10   In the year 1778 william Hazlitt, Maidstone Kent England, essayist/critic   

Apr 17   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

May 01   Dengue fever in Spain on this day in history.   

May 08   On this day in history johann Gansbacher, composer   

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

May 28   Friedrich Westenholz, composer on this day in history.   

May 30   Voltaire, [Francois-Marie Arouet], French writer (Candide), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

Jun 06   The birth of George (Beau) Brummell, Fashion leader in the year 1778.   

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   On this day in history american forces enter Philadelphia as the British withdraw during the Revolutionary War.   

Jun 18   On this day in history british Redcoats evacuate Phila   

Jun 19   On this day in history washington's troops finally leave Valley Forge   

Jun 24   David Rittenhouse observes a total solar eclipse in Philadelphia in the year 1778.   

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Jan 03   Antoni Melchior FijaÅ‚kowski, Polish bishop (d. 1861) was born in the year 1778.   

Jan 05   In the year 1778 birth of fortunato Santini, composer   

Jan 10   In the year 1778 birth of carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist (naming plants & animals)   

Jan 13   In the year 1778 birth of anton Fischer, composer   

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

Jan 26   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of a. P. de Candolle, Swiss botanist (d. 1841)   

Jan 04   In the year 1778 charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter, dies at 57   

Jan 10   In the year 1778 carolus Linaeus "Carl von Linne", Swedish botanist/explorer, dies at 70   

Feb 15   Johann Gottlieb Gorner, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Feb 18   In the year 1778 death of joseph Marie Terray, French statesman (b. 1715)   

Feb 20   In the year 1778 death of laura Bassi, Italian scholar (b. 1711)   

Mar 05   Thomas A Arne, English composer (Alfred, Rule Britannia), dies at 67 in the year 1778.   

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 in the year 1778.