Famous People Who Died In 1778
Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1778. This list includes people like Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Carl Linnaeus, William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, Giovanni Battista Piranesi and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include philosophers, political leaders, inventors and government officials who died in 1778. This list includes people from France, England, Italy & Sweden and many more countries.
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Famous As: Writer
Birthdate: February 20, 1694
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: May 30
Famous As: Philosopher, Writer, & Composer
Birthdate: June 28, 1712
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Geneva, Switzerland
Died: July 2
Famous As: Botanist
Birthdate: May 23, 1707
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Linnés Råshults Stiftelse, Älmhult Municipality, Sweden
Died: January 10
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Famous As: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1766-68)
Birthdate: November 15, 1708
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Westminster, London, England
Died: May 11
Famous As: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's mother
Birthdate: December 25, 1720
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Saint Gilgen, Austria
Died: July 3
Famous As: Physicist
Birthdate: October 29, 1711
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Died: February 20
Famous As: Archaeologist
Birthdate: October 4, 1720
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Died: November 9
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Famous As: Weaver, carpenter and inventor who was was one of three men responsible for the mechanisation of spinning
Birthdate: December 13, 1720
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England
Died: April 22
Famous As: Monk
Birthdate: June 19, 1698
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Weliwita, Sri Lanka
Died: July 18
Famous As: Politician
Birthdate: January 15, 1716
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Albany, New York, United States
Died: June 12
Famous As: General
Birthdate: April 15, 1707
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Vertamboz, France
Died: January 15
Famous As: Composer
Birthdate: March 12, 1710
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London
Died: March 5
Famous As: Scientist
Birthdate: November 30, 1711
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: England
Died: July 4
Famous As: Operatic soprano
Birthdate: April 2, 1696
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Parma, Italy
Died: June 19
Famous As: Industrialist
Birthdate: January 30, 1720
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Finspång, Sweden
Died: March 7
Famous As: Novelist
Birthdate: 1717 AD
Birthplace: Vitry-le-François, France
Died: 1778 AD
Famous As: Government official
Birthdate: January 30, 1703
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bordeaux, France
Died: January 12
Famous As: Government Official
Birthdate: December 9, 1715
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Boën-sur-Lignon, France
Died: February 18
Famous As: Plantation owner from the Province of North Carolina who served as a colonel in the North Carolina militia and Continental Army
Birthdate: 1742 AD
Birthplace: Saint Kitts
Died: 1778 AD
Famous As: Methodist minister
Birthdate: 1722 AD
Birthplace: Jeffreston, Wales
Died: April 25
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: March 31, 1729
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 8
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: August 12, 1720
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: June 16
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: January 16, 1725
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: November 19