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
Louis XVI
King of France
Famous People in 1778
Wolfgang 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 ElderArticles on Events in 1778
Voltaire: Writer, Wit, Philosopher and Rebel
They burned his books, sent him to the Bastille and into exile, but Voltaire, who died on this day, remained rich, successful – and defiant.
May 30, 1778
The Face that Launched a Thousand Quips...
The greatest and most famous clown of them all, and by whose name, Joey, all circus clowns became known, was born on this day, December 18, 1778.
December 18, 1778