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Born on Wednesday December 28, 1678
- Adrianus Leen van, Hoeven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Jacomeyntie Smout, Dinteloord en Prinsenland, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Gerritje Jansdochter Boeve, Heerde, Gelderland, Nederland († 1724)
- Joannes Joanneszn de Roo, Tielt (-Winghene), WVld, Be
- Ida Wilhelmi Wouters, Zeeland (N.Br.)
- Bernardus Schulten gnt Rademaker, Lohne, Grafschaft Bentheim, Niedersachsen, Germany
- Anne le Croij, Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
- Anthonij van der MILT, Dordrecht
- Annetie Claesdr. Speelmans, Hillegersberg
- Maeijcken KOP, Dordrecht
Died on Wednesday December 28, 1678
- Odile Schroots (72), St Trond
- Elizabeth Smith
- Marijtje Pijnacker (6)
- Jacques STUDER (76), Rimbach près Masevaux, Haut Rhin, France
- Joannes de Dobbeler (56), parochie Sint-Paulus, Vollezele, Vlaams-Brabant, België
- Catharina Schoovers (77), Denderhoutem, België
- Aaltje Lubberts
- Antoine RESSEGAND (4), ( Romagne, 86700, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France
- Jacomina van Velthuysen (58), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Daniel Terlinck (70), Sleidinge, België
Born on December 28
- 1619 » Antoine Furetière, French author and scholar († 1688)
- 1635 » Elizabeth Stuart, second daughter of King Charles I of England († 1650)
- 1651 » Johann Krieger, German organist and composer († 1735)
- 1655 » Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk († 1698)
- 1665 » George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire († 1716)
- 1722 » Eliza Lucas, Caribbean-American agriculturalist († 1793)
- 1763 » John Molson, English-Canadian brewer, founded the Molson Brewery († 1836)
- 1775 » Jean-Gabriel Eynard, Swiss banker and photographer († 1863)
- 1789 » Catharine Maria Sedgwick, American novelist of "domestic fiction" († 1867)
- 1798 » Thomas Henderson, Scottish astronomer and mathematician († 1844)
Died on December 28
- 1622 » Francis de Sales, French bishop and saint (b. 1567)
- 1663 » Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1618)
- 1671 » Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German scholar and critic (b. 1611)
- 1694 » Mary II of England (b. 1662)
- 1703 » Mustafa II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1664)
- 1706 » Pierre Bayle, French philosopher and author (b. 1647)
- 1708 » Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, French botanist and mycologist (b. 1656)
- 1715 » William Carstares, Scottish minister and academic (b. 1649)
- 1734 » Rob Roy MacGregor, Scottish outlaw (b. 1671)
- 1736 » Antonio Caldara, Italian composer (b. 1670)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1678
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- June 25 » Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is the first woman awarded a doctorate of philosophy when she graduates from the University of Padua.
- August 3 » Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes.
- November 25 » Trunajaya rebellion: After a long and logistically challenging march, the allied Mataram and Dutch troops successfully assaulted the rebel stronghold of Kediri.