Page 3: Historical Events In 1778

Jun 24   Peter Burmannus Secundus, [P Burman], Dutch classicist, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 27   On this day in history 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   In the year 1778 mary Ludwig Hayes "Molly Pitcher" aids American patriots   

Jul 02   Jean-Jacques Rousseau, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 07   Antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer on this day in history.   

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

Jul 08   In the year 1778 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   Heinrich Gebhard, composer in the year 1778.   

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

Jul 28   In the year 1778 charles Stewart, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1869   

Jul 29   In the year 1778 carl Borromaus Neuner, composer   

Aug 03   In the year 1778 teatro alla Scala opens in Milan   

Aug 05   In the year 1778 thomas Linley, composer, dies at 22   

Aug 09   On this day in history capt Cook passes through Bering Strait   

Aug 09   Captain Cook reaches Cape Prince of Wales, Bering straits on this day in history.   

Aug 11   In the year 1778 friedrich Ludwig Jahn, founder of turnverein (gymnastics) movement   

Aug 12   Francis Horner, politician in the year 1778.   

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

Aug 18   On this day in history fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen, 1st to circumnavigate Antarctica   

Aug 20   In the year 1778 bernardo O'Higgins, won independence for Chile   

Aug 26   In the year 1778 the first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.   

Aug 28   In the year 1778 jacob Wallenberg, Swedish writer/shipminister, dies   

Aug 31   British kill 17 Stockbridge indians in Bronx during Revolution on this day in history.   

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

Sep 02   In the year 1778 leopold FJJJ van Sassen Ysselt, Dutch politician   

Sep 03   On this day in history jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer, composer   

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

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Jan 03   In the year 1778 birth of antoni Melchior FijaÅ‚kowski, Polish bishop (d. 1861)   

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

Jan 10   Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist (naming plants & animals) was born in the year 1778.   

Jan 13   On this day in history 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   Ugo Foscolo, Italian poet (Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 31   Franz Anton graaf von Kolowrat, Austrian premiere of Bohemia (1848) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 04   A. P. de Candolle, Swiss botanist (d. 1841) was born in the year 1778.   

Jan 04   Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter, dies at 57 in the year 1778.   

Jan 10   On this day in history carolus Linaeus "Carl von Linne", Swedish botanist/explorer, dies at 70   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Mar 07   Charles De Geer, Swedish industrialist (b. 1720) died in the year 1778.   

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