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Calendar year
1778 (MDCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1778th
1778
Military conflict between France and Great Britain from 1778 to 1783
The Anglo-French War, also known as the War of 1778 or the Bourbon War in Britain, was a military conflict fought between France and Great Britain, sometimes
Anglo-French_War_(1778–1783)
Russian resettlement of Armenians and Greeks
Christians from the Crimea in 1778 (Ukrainian: Виведення християн з Криму в 1778 р.; Russian: Вывод христиан из Крыма в 1778 г.) was a historical event in
Eviction of Christians from the Crimea (1778)
Eviction_of_Christians_from_the_Crimea_(1778)
Frigate of the Continental Navy
cousins, William and James K. Hackett, launched on 28 April 1778, and renamed Alliance on 29 May 1778 by resolution of the Continental Congress. Her first commanding
USS_Alliance_(1778)
The 1778 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on March 31, 1778. The delegate to the Continental Congress from Delaware Caesar Rodney was elected
1778 Delaware gubernatorial election
1778_Delaware_gubernatorial_election
Topics referred to by the same term
War of 1778 may refer to: The Anglo-French War (1778–83) The War of the Bavarian Succession This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the
War_of_1778
1778 treaty between Spain and Portugal
The Treaty of El Pardo signed on 11 March 1778 sought to end conflict between Spain and Portugal in the Río de la Plata region, along the modern boundary
Treaty_of_El_Pardo_(1778)
The year 1778 in science and technology involved some significant events. Lagrange delivers his treatise on cometary perturbations to the Académie française
1778_in_science
Wife of Daniel O'Connell
(25 September 1778 – 31 October 1836) was the wife of Daniel O'Connell. Mary O'Connell was born in Tralee, County Kerry on 25 September 1778. Her father
Mary_O'Connell_(1778–1836)
Carbonaceous Themistian asteroid
1778 Alfvén, also designated 4506 P-L, is a carbonaceous Themistian asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 20 kilometers in
1778_Alfvén
time as a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain (1761–1778; 1784–1800), the Kingdom of France (1778–1784), and the United Kingdom (1800–1978). James Garraway
List of colonial governors and administrators of Dominica
List_of_colonial_governors_and_administrators_of_Dominica
Topics referred to by the same term
now Equatorial Guinea Annobón, established 1778 Fernando Pó, established 1778 Río Muni, established 1778 Ceuta and Melilla (disambiguation) Canary Islands
Spanish_Africa
1778 siege of the American Revolutionary War
A British force besieged the French Indian port of Pondicherry in August 1778, which capitulated after ten weeks of siege. Following the American victory
Siege_of_Pondicherry_(1778)
This is a list of events in 1778 in Delaware. Governor: George Read (until March 31), Caesar Rodney (since March 31) March 31 – Caesar Rodney is sworn
1778_in_Delaware
1778 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Events June — Harry Sellers defeated Bill " The Nailer " Stevens in a 10-minute fight to retain
1778_in_sports
1778 battle of the American Revolutionary War
of Ushant (also called the First Battle of Ushant) took place on 27 July 1778, and was fought during the American Revolutionary War between French and
Battle_of_Ushant_(1778)
Scottish publisher (1778–1843)
John Murray (27 November 1778 – 27 June 1843) was a Scottish publisher and member of the John Murray publishing house. He published works by authors such
John Murray (publisher, born 1778)
John_Murray_(publisher,_born_1778)
Events from the year 1778 in Denmark. Monarch – Christian VII Prime minister – Ove Høegh-Guldberg 4 September – Conrad Alexander Fabritius (1731–1805)
1778_in_Denmark
French merchant vessel
service on 3 August 1778 to assist in the defense of Pondichéry. The British captured her during the Siege of Pondicherry (1778), and took her into service
HMS_Sartine
Act of the Parliament of Great Britain
The Papists Act 1778 (18 Geo. 3. c. 60), also known as Sir George Savile's Act, the First Relief Act, or the Catholic Relief Act 1778 is an act of the
Papists_Act_1778
British sloop
Navy and briefly of the French Navy. Captured by the French Navy in August 1778 and recommissioned as the Hélene, she was recaptured for Great Britain by
HMS_Helena_(1778)
HMS Fortune was a British 14-gun sloop launched in 1778 that the French captured in April 1780. She then served with the French navy under the same name
HMS_Fortune_(1778)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 22 October 1778 at Chatham Dockyard. She fought at the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1780
HMS_Alfred_(1778)
widened when the American insurgents made a formal alliance with France (1778) and gained the aid of France's ally Spain (1779). In June 1775, the Second
British Army during the American Revolutionary War
British_Army_during_the_American_Revolutionary_War
Central German state from 1778 to 1918
zu Greiz, Untergreiz und Obergreiz) were elevated to princely status in 1778 and thereafter bore the title of Prince Reuss, Elder Line, or Prince Reuss
Principality_of_Reuss-Greiz
President of Harvard College and American clergyman
Samuel Locke (November 23, 1732 – January 15, 1778) was an American Congregational clergyman and educator. Samuel Locke was born in Woburn, Massachusetts
Samuel_Locke_(educator)
British colonial official, soldier, and lawyer (1730–1813)
Father of the United States. Following imprisonment by Patriots in 1776 to 1778, William became the chief leader of the Loyalists. From his base in New York
William_Franklin
Enterprise-class Royal Navy frigate
sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. Pomona was first commissioned in September 1778 under the command of Captain William Waldegrave. On 17 October 1779, Pomona
HMS_Pomona_(1778)
Events from the year 1778 in France. Monarch – Louis XVI 6 February – Treaty of Alliance 27 July – Battle of Ushant Société royale de médecine established
1778_in_France
Frigate of the Royal Navy
Hinchinbrook was the French privateer Astrée, which the British captured in 1778 and took into the Royal Navy as a 28-gun sixth-rate frigate. She was Captain
HMS_Hinchinbrook_(1778)
County of Somerset, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 25 July 1778 for Cæsar Hawkins, Serjeant-Surgeon to George II and George III. The 3rd
Hawkins baronets of Kelston (1778)
Hawkins_baronets_of_Kelston_(1778)
The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1778 was an Act of Congress passed by the Second Continental Congress and signed into law by President of the Continental
Whistleblower Protection Act of 1778
Whistleblower_Protection_Act_of_1778
Events from the year 1778 in art. 24 April – The Royal Academy Exhibition of 1778 opens at Pall Mall in London December – The artistic cargo of the British
1778_in_art
Sloop of the Royal Navy
French merchantman Glanure, which the Royal Navy (RN) captured early in 1778. The Royal Navy took her into service as the sloop HMS Otter and she served
HMS_Otter_(1778)
Events from the year 1778 in Austria Monarch – Maria Theresa Monarch – Joseph II State Chancellor - Wenzel Anton (3 July 1778 - 13 May 1779) - the War
1778_in_Austria
in Jamaica, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 1 September 1778 for John Taylor, a slave-owning planter. The title became extinct on the
Taylor baronets of Lysson Hall (1778)
Taylor_baronets_of_Lysson_Hall_(1778)
18th/19th-century British barrister and editor
James Boswell the Younger (1778 – 24 February 1822) was a barrister-at-law. He was the second surviving son of Samuel Johnson's biographer James Boswell
James_Boswell_(1778–1822)
Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712–1778)
(UK: /ˈruːsoʊ/, US: /ruːˈsoʊ/; French: [ʒɑ̃ʒak ʁuso]; 28 June 1712 – 2 July 1778) was a Genevan philosopher, philosophe, writer, and composer. His political
Jean-Jacques_Rousseau
English topographer (1778–1832)
Eneas Mackenzie (1778–1832) was an English topographer. He was born in Aberdeenshire; his parents moved to Newcastle upon Tyne, when he was three years
Eneas_Mackenzie
Brig of the Royal Navy
captured on 21 October 1778. She was sold on 5 August 1783 at Boston. Captain Israel Bishop received a commission for New Broome in July 1778. Ariel, under the
HMS_Keppel_(1778)
A gubernatorial election was scheduled to be held in Virginia on May 29, 1778. However, when the Virginia General Assembly met to conduct the election
1778 Virginia gubernatorial election
1778_Virginia_gubernatorial_election
Philadelphia campaign (1777–1778) Yorktown campaign (1781) Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War after Saratoga (1778–1781) Southern theater of
List of American Revolutionary War battles
List_of_American_Revolutionary_War_battles
article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1778. October – On her father's death, novelist Sarah Scott receives a legacy
1778_in_literature
Mentor was launched in 1778 at Chester as a West Indiaman. She captured three vessels, including a valuable East Indiaman belonging to the French East
Mentor_(1778_ship)
French physician (1778–1862)
Pierre-Fidèle Bretonneau (3 April 1778 – 18 February 1862) was a French medical doctor. Born in Saint-Georges-sur-Cher, in the Loir-et-Cher département
Pierre_Bretonneau
Events from the year 1778 in the United States. President of the Second Continental Congress: Henry Laurens (until December 10), John Jay (starting December
1778_in_the_United_States
John Wynne (1720 – January 1778) was an Irish politician. He sat in the House of Commons of Ireland from 1751 to 1776, as a Member of Parliament for Sligo
John_Wynne_(1720–1778)
Khan of Maku
Ahmad Khan Bayat was the first khan of the Maku Khanate from 1747 to 1778. "Iran".
Ahmad_Khan_Bayat
Guinea. The six countries are former colonies of the Portuguese Empire. From 1778 until independence, Equatorial Guinea was also a colony of the Spanish Empire
Portuguese-speaking African countries
Portuguese-speaking_African_countries
Enterprise-class Royal Navy frigate
first commissioned in May 1778 under the command of Captain William Cornwallis. She was sold for breaking up in 1805. In July 1778, Medea started to cruise
HMS_Medea_(1778)
The year 1778 in architecture involved some significant events. Ivan Starov draws up a radial urban master plan for the Russian city of Yaroslavl. Denton
1778_in_architecture
British Army officer
William Stuart, CB (1778–1837) was a British Army officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. The Hon. William Stuart was born in 1778 into Scottish nobility
William Stuart (British Army officer)
William_Stuart_(British_Army_officer)
Italian architect and artist (1720–1778)
piraˈneːzi; -eːsi]; also known as simply Piranesi; 4 October 1720 – 9 November 1778) was an Italian classical archaeologist, architect, and artist, famous for
Giovanni_Battista_Piranesi
Sprotbrough in Yorkshire was created, for the second time, on 27 August 1778, for Joseph Copley né Moyle, grandson of Sir Godfrey Copley, 2nd Baronet
Copley baronets of Sprotbrough (2nd creation, 1778)
Copley_baronets_of_Sprotbrough_(2nd_creation,_1778)
French women's magazine
Dames was a French women's magazine, published between January 1759 and June 1778. It was a pioneering magazine as one of the first women's magazines as well
Journal_des_Dames
gubernatorial election was held in the Vermont Republic on September 1, 1778. The incumbent governor of Vermont Thomas Chittenden was re-elected, with
September 1778 Vermont Republic gubernatorial election
September_1778_Vermont_Republic_gubernatorial_election
Military conflict
Lao–Siamese War or the Siamese Invasion of Laos (1778–1779) was a military conflict between Thonburi Kingdom and the Lao kingdoms of Vientiane and Champasak
Lao–Siamese_War_(1778–1779)
British politician and military officer (1747–1778)
November 1778) was a British Tory politician and military officer who represented Callington in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1774 to 1778. He
John_Dyke_Acland
Magazine
Wesleyan Methodist Magazine was a monthly Methodist magazine published between 1778 and 1969. Founded by John Wesley as the Arminian Magazine, it was retitled
Wesleyan_Methodist_Magazine
English schoolmaster and land surveyor
Anthony Nesbit (1778 – 15 March 1859) was an English schoolmaster and land surveyor. He was the son of Jacob Nesbit, a farmer of Long Benton, near Newcastle
Anthony_Nesbit
Liverpool slave ship and merchantman (1778–1832)
Molly was launched at Liverpool in 1778 as a slave ship. Between 1778 and 1807 she made 18 complete voyages in the triangular trade in enslaved persons
Molly_(1778_ship)
Events from the year 1778 in Ireland. Monarch: George III 28 March – Hugh O'Reilly succeeds Daniel O'Reilly as Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher, an office
1778_in_Ireland
English scientist (1711–1778)
Ebenezer Kinnersley (30 November 1711 – 4 July 1778) was an English scientist, inventor and lecturer, specializing in the investigation of electricity
Ebenezer_Kinnersley
Italian Jesuit priest, zoologist and mathematician (1726–1778)
Francesco Cetti SJ (9 August 1726 – 20 November 1778) was an Italian Jesuit priest, zoologist and mathematician. Cetti was born in Mannheim in Germany
Francesco_Cetti
Shipwright Adam Hayes, and was launched on 28 May 1778. She was commissioned into navy service on 22 July 1778, having cost a total of £12,737.6.6d to build
HMS_Amphitrite_(1778)
The 1778 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 1, 1778, in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Independent candidate and incumbent
1778 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
1778_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election
Events from the year 1778 in Great Britain. Monarch – George III Prime Minister – Frederick North, Lord North (Tory) 18 January – the third Pacific expedition
1778_in_Great_Britain
This is a list of fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1778. John Alstroemer (1742–1786) Wade Toby Caulfeild (1732–1800) Thomas Cave (1737–1780), naturalist
List of fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1778
List_of_fellows_of_the_Royal_Society_elected_in_1778
English writer on India 1778–1835
Thomas Duer Broughton (1778–1835) was an English soldier and writer on India. Thomas Duer Broughton, son of the Rev. Thomas Broughton, Rector of St Peter's
Thomas_Duer_Broughton
Irish politician
David Guardi Ker (c. 1778 - 30 December 1844) was an Irish landowner and politician, who represented Athlone in Parliament, 1820–26, and Downpatrick, 1835–41
David_Guardi_Ker
A gubernatorial election was held in the Vermont Republic on March 3, 1778. The president of the Council of Safety Thomas Chittenden was elected "by a
March 1778 Vermont Republic gubernatorial election
March_1778_Vermont_Republic_gubernatorial_election
Polish noblewoman (1778–1837)
Czartoryska (15 September 1778 – 27 February 1837) was a Polish noblewoman. Zofia Czartoryska was born on 15 September 1778, in Warsaw. She was the fifth
Zofia_Czartoryska
Part of Maratha-Mysore wars
The siege of Nargund took place in 1778 when troops from the Sultanate of Mysore attempted to capture the town of Nargund, a possession of the Maratha
Siege_of_Nargund_(1778)
Iphigénie-class frigate of the French Navy
She was the second ship of the French Navy to receive copper sheathing in 1778. Amazone served in the American Revolutionary War under Jean-François de
French_frigate_Amazone_(1778)
Italian composer and teacher (1750–1825)
hoped to save a considerable amount of money in the process. Beginning in 1778, the Emperor wished to have new works, in German, composed by his own subjects
Antonio_Salieri
Former government of Pennsylvania
in Lancaster on October 1. The Council returned to Philadelphia June 26, 1778. The Council was replaced by a single governor on December 21, 1790. Seven
Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania
Supreme_Executive_Council_of_Pennsylvania
upon Trent, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 25 August 1778 for Richard Heron, Chief Secretary for Ireland 1777–1780 and Member of the
Heron baronets of Newark upon Trent (1778)
Heron_baronets_of_Newark_upon_Trent_(1778)
Irish botanist (1778–1833)
Charles Edward Telfair (1778 in Belfast – 14 July 1833 in Port Louis) was an Irish botanist. Telfair was the son of a Belfast schoolmaster. He studied
Charles_Telfair
Fifth-rate of the Royal Navy
Charon was a 44-gun fifth rate in service with the Royal Navy. Constructed in 1778, the ship took part in several conflicts in the Americas before being destroyed
HMS_Charon_(1778)
British unit of the American War of Independence
able to operate independently. This unit was raised in New York in July 1778 by Sir Henry Clinton in order to merge several small Loyalist units into
British Legion (American Revolutionary War)
British_Legion_(American_Revolutionary_War)
Faculty of Law of the University of Graz (REWI Uni Graz) was established in 1778 as the third faculty of the University of Graz. Its curricula include, besides
Faculty of Law of the University of Graz
Faculty_of_Law_of_the_University_of_Graz
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
line of the Royal Navy. She was launched at Deptford Dockyard on 8 October 1778. During her career she was captured by the French, and later recaptured by
HMS_Alexander_(1778)
Events from the year 1778 in Sweden Monarch – Gustav III King's Consort - Sofia Magdalena April - The king introduces the costume reform Nationella dräkten
1778_in_Sweden
1778 grammar book by Nathaniel Braasey Halhed
A Grammar of the Bengal Language is a 1778 modern Bengali grammar book written in English by Nathaniel Brassey Halhed. This is the first grammar book of
A Grammar of the Bengal Language
A_Grammar_of_the_Bengal_Language
Events from the year 1778 in Scotland. Lord Advocate – Henry Dundas; Solicitor General for Scotland – Alexander Murray Lord President of the Court of Session
1778_in_Scotland
Index of articles associated with the same name
of the United Kingdom. As of 2026 the 1778 creation is extant, but dormant. Falkiner baronets of Anne Mount (1778) Falkiner baronets of Abbotstown (1812):
Falkiner_baronets
November 1777) Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310/300d (Paris, Summer 1778) Piano Sonata No. 9 in D major, K. 311/284c (Mannheim, November–December
List of sonatas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
List_of_sonatas_by_Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart
English writer (1778–1851)
George Crabb (1778–1851) was an English legal and miscellaneous writer. He was born on 8 December 1778 at Palgrave, Suffolk. He was educated at a school
George_Crabb_(writer)
Swedish painter and lithographer (1778–1867)
Lars Jacob von Röök (14 October 1778, Stralsund - 6 February 1867, Stockholm) was a Swedish painter, architect and museum manager. His father, Carl Fredrik
Lars_Jacob_von_Röök
Ralph Tatham (bap. 1778–1857) was an English academic and churchman. He graduated at the University of Cambridge in 1803. He became Master of St John's
Ralph_Tatham
Italian painter (1697–1778)
Giuseppe Pedretti (26 February 1697 – 27 May 1778) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque or Rococo period, active mainly in Bologna. Born in Bologna
Giuseppe_Pedretti
Painting by Thomas Gainsborough
canvas portrait painting by the British artist Thomas Gainsborough, from 1778. It depicts the Scottish auctioneer James Christie, the founder of the London
Portrait_of_James_Christie
1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 1788 … In literature 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 Art Archaeology
1778_in_poetry
Ship of the line of the French Navy
Sané, and was one of the earliest of his works. She was built at Brest in 1778. Annibal sailed out to the West Indies and took part in the Battle of Grenada
French_ship_Annibal_(1778)
Cutter of the Royal Navy
and the name ship of her two-vessel class of cutters. She was launched in 1778. The French captured and scuttled her off the Andulasian coast in 1801. Sprightly
HMS_Sprightly_(1778)
British Baronet (1778–1852)
Sir Thomas Joseph de Trafford, 1st Baronet, DL (22 March 1778 – 10 November 1852) was a member of a prominent family of English Roman Catholics. He served
Thomas_de_Trafford
French painter and novelist (1778–1869)
Pauline Fourès (March 15, 1778 – March 18, 1869), born Pauline Bellisle, was a French novelist best known for being a mistress of Napoleon Bonaparte. Fourès
Pauline_Fourès
American Founding Father, physician, and judge
reelected to the Continental Congress on March 14, 1778, and returned to Pennsylvania by May 21, 1778. He served on the committee that drafted the Articles
Josiah_Bartlett
Species of beetle
canephora. While originally named by Voet in 1778, the name was not validly published until 1817. Voet's 1778 work fails to fulfill the requirement in ICZN
Sternotomis_chrysopras
Tartar was launched at Bristol in 1778. Initially she sailed, with some success, as a privateer. Then in 1781 she became a slave ship in the triangular
Tartar_(1778_ship)
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English : habitational name from a place in West Yorkshire named Colden, from Old English cald ‘cold’ col ‘charcoal’ + denu ‘valley’.English and Scottish : variant of Cowden.Cadwallader Colden (1688–1778), physician, botanist, and mathematician, who for fifteen years was lieutenant-governor of New York colony, was born in Dalkeith, Scotland.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Cumbria named Brougham, from Old English burh ‘fortress’ + hÄm ‘homestead’. The pronunciation is ‘broo-um’.The type of four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage known as a brougham was named after Henry, Lord Brougham (1778–1868). He was descended from a certain Henry Brougham, who had bought the manor of Brougham in 1726.
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