February 6th, 1778

Born on February 6th, 1778

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on February 6th, 1778?

February 6th, 1778

New York became the third state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_(state)

February 6th, 1778

France and the United States signed the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance, respectively establishing commercial and military ties between the two nations.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Amity_and_Commerce_(France–United_States)

What else happened on February 6th?

February 6th, 2018

The SpaceX launch vehicle Falcon Heavy made its first flight (launch pictured).

February 6th, 1987

Mary Gaudron became the first woman to be appointed a justice of the High Court of Australia.

February 6th, 1976

Lockheed Corporation president Carl Kotchian admitted that the company had paid out approximately US$3 million in bribes to the office of Japanese prime minister Kakuei Tanaka.

February 6th, 1958

The aircraft carrying the Manchester United football team crashed while attempting to take off from Munich-Riem Airport in West Germany, killing 8 players and 23 people in total (news reel featured).

February 6th, 1951

A train derailed while crossing a temporary wooden trestle in Woodbridge, New Jersey, causing 85 deaths.

February 6th, 1922

Representatives from France, Italy, Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom signed the Washington Naval Treaty (pictured), agreeing to limits on naval construction in the hopes of preventing an arms race.

February 6th, 1919

World War I: More than 65,000 workers in Seattle began a five-day general strike to gain higher wages after two years of wage controls in the United States.

February 6th, 1862

Union forces earned one of their first important victories in the American Civil War at the Battle of Fort Henry in western Tennessee.

February 6th, 1840

British representatives and Māori chiefs first signed the Treaty of Waitangi, widely regarded to be the founding document of New Zealand.

February 6th, 1865

Finland established its modern system of secular municipalities, separate from church parishes.

February 6th, 1820

The first ship of the American Colonization Society departed from New York for West Africa with 86 African-American emigrants aboard to found the colony of Liberia.

February 6th, 1819

British official Stamford Raffles signed a treaty with Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor, establishing Singapore as a trading post for the East India Company.

February 6th, 1806

Napoleonic Wars: A British naval squadron captured or destroyed five French ships of the line at the Battle of San Domingo (pictured) in the Caribbean Sea.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 6th

Same year
Born in 1778

50

Humphry Davy

British chemist

*December 17th, 1778, Penzance †May 29th, 1829, Geneva

63

Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle

Swiss botanist (1778–1841)

*February 4th, 1778, Geneva †September 9th, 1841, Geneva

52

José de La Mar

President of Peru

*May 12th, 1778, Cuenca †October 11th, 1830, San José

52

William Hazlitt

English essayist and writer

*April 10th, 1778, Maidstone †September 18th, 1830, London

61

Fernando Sor

Spanish classical guitarist and composer (1778-1839)

*February 13th, 1778, Barcelona †July 10th, 1839, Paris

75

Friedrich Ludwig Jahn

German educator, writer and politician (1778-1852)

*August 11th, 1778, Lanz †October 15th, 1853, Freyburg

91

Pauline Fourès

French painter (1778-1869)

*March 15th, 1778, Pamiers †March 18th, 1869, 8th arrondissement of Paris

53

Johan Storm Munch

Norwegian bishop (1778-1832)

*August 31st, 1778, Vågå †January 26th, 1832, Kristiansand Municipality

49

Jules Anglès

French politician (1778-1828)

*July 29th, 1778, Grenoble †January 16th, 1828, Mably

75

August Zeune

German educator

*May 12th, 1778, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †November 14th, 1853, Berlin

60

Philipp von Borries

(1778-1838)

*April 26th, 1778, Harsefeld †June 17th, 1838, Herford

83

Franz Anton von Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky

Czech nobleman (1778-1861)

*January 31st, 1778, Prague †April 4th, 1861, Vienna

77

George Bellas Greenough

English geologist (1778–1855)

*January 18th, 1778, London †April 2nd, 1855, Naples

85

John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton

British Baron (1778-1863)

*February 16th, 1778, Hampshire †April 17th, 1863, Torquay

35

Isidoro de Antillón y Marzo

Spanish politician and writer (1778-1814)

*January 1st, 1778, Santa Eulalia del Campo †November 30th, 1813, Santa Eulalia del Campo

73

Carl Friedrich Rungenhagen

Composer and music teacher

*September 27th, 1778, Berlin †December 21st, 1851, Berlin

86

Paul Traugott Meissner

Austrian chemist (1778-1864)

*March 23rd, 1778, Mediaș †July 9th, 1864, Neuwaldegg

73

Florestano Pepe

Italian general

*March 4th, 1778, Squillace †April 3rd, 1851, Naples

69

William Herbert

British botanist, botanical illustrator, poet, and clergyman (1778–1847)

*January 12th, 1778, Hampshire †May 28th, 1847, London

53

Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac

French politician (1778-1832)

*June 20th, 1778, Bordeaux †April 3rd, 1832, Paris

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No: With 365 days 1778 is a normal year and no leap year.

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