Significant Events
- Feb 6 France recognizes USA, signs Treaty of Alliance in Paris, 1st US treaty
- Jul 10 American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain
- Nov 26 British explorer Captain James Cook is the first European to visit Maui in the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii)
World Leaders in 1778
Frederick North
British Prime Minister
Frederick the Great
King of Prussia
Famous People in 1778
Wolfang Amadeus Mozart
Classical Musician and Composer
José de San MartínFamous Weddings
- Apr 1 Poet Phillis Wheatley (24) weds grocer and advocate for black rights John Peters
- Aug 8 Naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (34) weds Marie Anne Rosalie Delaporte
Carolus Linnaeus
Voltaire
William Pitt the Elder