Page 2: Historical Events In 1778

Mar 07   Capt James Cook 1st sights Oregon coast, at Yaquina Bay   

Mar 07   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.   

Mar 08   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   

Mar 15   Nootka Sound, Vancouver Is discovered by Capt Cook.   

Mar 15   Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island discovered by Captain Cook   

Mar 22   Capt Cook sights Cape Flattery, in Washington state   

Mar 22   Captain Cook sights Cape Flattery, in Washington state we really should have claimed it!   

Mar 30   Playwright Voltaire crowned with laurel wreath.   

Apr 01   Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$" symbol.   

Apr 01   Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$"   

Apr 06   Joseph Funk, composer   

Apr 07   Johann Balthasar Kehl, composer, dies at 52.   

Apr 08   Pieter Teyler van der Hulst, Dutch founder (Teyler Museum), dies at 76.   

Apr 10   William Hazlitt, Maidstone Kent England, essayist/critic   

Apr 17   Sloop-in-war Ranger captures British brig.   

Apr 22   Captain John Paul Jones of Ranger led landing party raid on Whitehaven, England   

Apr 22   James Hargreaves, inventor (spinning jenny), dies   

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

May 01   Dengue fever in Spain.   

May 08   Johann Gansbacher, composer.   

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

May 28   Friedrich Westenholz, composer.   

May 30   Voltaire, [Francois-Marie Arouet], French writer (Candide), dies at 42.   

Jun 06   George (Beau) Brummell, Fashion leader is born   

Jun 07   George Bryan "Beau" Brummel, London England, English dandy   

Jun 07   Johann Georg Zechner, composer, dies at 62   

Jun 12   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.   

Jun 18   British Redcoats evacuate Phila   

Jun 19   Washington's troops finally leave Valley Forge   

Jun 24   David Rittenhouse observes a total solar eclipse in Philadelphia   

Jun 24   Peter Burmannus Secundus, [P Burman], Dutch classicist, dies at 64   

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Jan 03   Antoni melchior fijaÅ‚kowski: Polish bishop    

Jan 05   Fortunato santini: Composer   

Jan 10   Carolus linnaeus: Swedish botanist (naming plants & animals)   

Jan 13   Anton fischer: Composer   

Jan 24   Charles f: Duke of berry/son of french king charles x   

Jan 26   Ugo foscolo: Italian poet (ultime lettere di jacopo ortis)   

Jan 31   Franz anton graaf von kolowrat: Austrian premiere of bohemia (1848)   

Feb 04   A. p. de candolle: Swiss botanist    

Jan 04   Charles d j eisen: French engraver/painter,    

Jan 10   Carolus linaeus "carl von linne": Swedish botanist/explorer,   

Feb 15   Johann gottlieb gorner: Composer,    

Feb 18   Joseph marie terray: French statesman (b. 1715)   

Feb 20   Laura bassi: Italian scholar (b. 1711)   

Mar 05   Thomas a arne: English composer (alfred, rule britannia),    

Mar 07   Charles de geer: Swedish industrialist (b. 1720)   

Mar 13   Charles le beau: French historian (b. 1701)