Historical Events In 1778

Jun 24   Peter Burmannus Secundus, [P Burman], Dutch classicist, dies at 64 in the year 1778.  

Jun 26   In the year 1778 angelo Antonio Caroli, composer, dies at 77  

Jun 27   In the year 1778 liberty Bell came home to Phila after the British had left  

Jun 28   In the year 1778 battle of Monmouth, NJ  

Jun 28   In the year 1778 battle of Monmouth, NJ (Gen Washington beats Clinton)  

Jun 28   In the year 1778 mary Ludwig Hayes "Molly Pitcher" aids American patriots  

Jul 02   Jean-Jacques Rousseau, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1778.  

Jul 03   On this day in history british forces massacre 360 men, women & children in Wyoming, Pa  

Jul 03   Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer/composer (Pygmalion), dies in the year 1778.  

Jul 07   On this day in history antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer  

Jul 08   In the year 1778 allied French fleet under Comte d'Estaing arrives in America.  

Jul 08   George Washington headquarters at West Point for his Continental Army on this day in history.  

Jul 10   American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain on this day in history.  

Jul 10   Sigismund Ritter von Neukomm, Austrian composer/royal chaplain master in the year 1778.  

Jul 25   On this day in history heinrich Gebhard, composer  

Jul 28   In the year 1778 arvid Niclas Hopken, composer, dies at 68  

Jul 28   Charles Stewart, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1869 on this day in history.  

Jul 29   On this day in history carl Borromaus Neuner, composer  

Aug 03   On this day in history teatro alla Scala opens in Milan  

Aug 05   On this day in history thomas Linley, composer, dies at 22  

Aug 09   Capt Cook passes through Bering Strait on this day in history.  

Aug 09   On this day in history captain Cook reaches Cape Prince of Wales, Bering straits  

Aug 11   Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, founder of turnverein (gymnastics) movement in the year 1778.  

Aug 12   Francis Horner, politician on this day in history.  

Aug 14   On this day in history augustus Montague Toplady, hymn writer (Rock of Ages), dies  

Aug 18   Fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen, 1st to circumnavigate Antarctica on this day in history.  

Aug 20   Bernardo O'Higgins, won independence for Chile in the year 1778.  

Aug 26   The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia on this day in history.  

Aug 28   Jacob Wallenberg, Swedish writer/shipminister, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 31   On this day in history british kill 17 Stockbridge indians in Bronx during Revolution  

Aug 31   On this day in history british kill 17 Stockbridge indians in the Bronx during Revolution  

Sep 02   On this day in history leopold FJJJ van Sassen Ysselt, Dutch politician  

Sep 03   In the year 1778 jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer, composer  

Sep 04   City Amsterdam signs trade agreement with US rebels 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   Fortunato Santini, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10   Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist (naming plants & animals) was born on this day in history.  

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   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   A. P. de Candolle, Swiss botanist (d. 1841) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Jan 10   Carolus Linaeus "Carl von Linne", Swedish botanist/explorer, dies at 70 in the year 1778.  

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

Feb 18   Joseph Marie Terray, French statesman (b. 1715) died in the year 1778.  

Feb 20   Laura Bassi, Italian scholar (b. 1711) died on this day in history.  

Mar 05   In the year 1778 thomas A Arne, English composer (Alfred, Rule Britannia), dies at 67  

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

Mar 13   On this day in history death of charles le Beau, French historian (b. 1701)