Historical Events In 1778

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

Jun 26   On this day in history 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   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   Mary Ludwig Hayes "Molly Pitcher" aids American patriots on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1778 antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer  

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

Jul 08   George Washington headquarters at West Point for his Continental Army in the year 1778.  

Jul 10   American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain in the year 1778.  

Jul 10   In the year 1778 sigismund Ritter von Neukomm, Austrian composer/royal chaplain master  

Jul 25   Heinrich Gebhard, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 28   On this day in history 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   Carl Borromaus Neuner, composer in the year 1778.  

Aug 03   Teatro alla Scala opens in Milan in the year 1778.  

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   Captain Cook reaches Cape Prince of Wales, Bering straits in the year 1778.  

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

Aug 12   Francis Horner, politician in the year 1778.  

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

Aug 18   In the year 1778 fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen, 1st to circumnavigate Antarctica  

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 in the year 1778.  

Aug 28   On this day in history jacob Wallenberg, Swedish writer/shipminister, dies  

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

Aug 31   British kill 17 Stockbridge indians in the Bronx during Revolution in the year 1778.  

Sep 02   Leopold FJJJ van Sassen Ysselt, Dutch politician in the year 1778.  

Sep 03   Jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer, composer on this day in history.  

Sep 04   City Amsterdam signs trade agreement with US rebels on this day in history.  

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of antoni Melchior Fijałkowski, Polish bishop (d. 1861)  

Jan 05   Fortunato Santini, composer was born in the year 1778.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 10   On this day in history 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   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   Charles De Geer, Swedish industrialist (b. 1720) died in the year 1778.  

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