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   Liberty Bell came home to Phila after the British had left in the year 1778.   

Jun 28   Battle of Monmouth, NJ on this day in history.   

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

Jun 28   On this day in history mary Ludwig Hayes "Molly Pitcher" aids American patriots   

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

Jul 03   British forces massacre 360 men, women & children in Wyoming, Pa in the year 1778.   

Jul 03   On this day in history jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer/composer (Pygmalion), dies   

Jul 07   Antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer in the year 1778.   

Jul 08   Allied French fleet under Comte d'Estaing arrives in America on this day in history.   

Jul 08   On this day in history george Washington headquarters at West Point for his Continental Army   

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   On this day in history charles Stewart, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1869   

Jul 29   In the year 1778 carl Borromaus Neuner, composer   

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

Aug 05   Thomas Linley, composer, dies at 22 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Aug 14   Augustus Montague Toplady, hymn writer (Rock of Ages), dies in the year 1778.   

Aug 18   Fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen, 1st to circumnavigate Antarctica in the year 1778.   

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   British kill 17 Stockbridge indians in Bronx during Revolution in the year 1778.   

Aug 31   In the year 1778 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   Jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 04   On this day in history city Amsterdam signs trade agreement with US rebels   

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

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

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

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   Ugo Foscolo, Italian poet (Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis) was born in the year 1778.   

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   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   On this day in history thomas A Arne, English composer (Alfred, Rule Britannia), dies at 67   

Mar 07   In the year 1778 death of charles De Geer, Swedish industrialist (b. 1720)   

Mar 13   In the year 1778 death of charles le Beau, French historian (b. 1701)