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1678 Historical Event(s)
May 31, 1678
– The Godiva procession through Coventry begins.
June 25, 1678
– Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is the first woman awarded a doctorate of philosophy when she graduates from the University of Padua.
August 3, 1678
– Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes.
Who Were Born On 1678?
March 3, 1678
– Madeleine de Verchères, French Canadian heroine (d. 1747)
March 4, 1678
– Antonio Vivaldi, Italian composer (d. 1741)
March 7, 1678
– Filippo Juvarra, Italian architect (d. 1736)
July 26, 1678
– Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1711)
September 16, 1678
– Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, English statesman and philosopher (d. 1751)
September 29, 1678
– Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles, French soldier (d. 1766)
November 26, 1678
– Jean Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist (d. 1771)
December 13, 1678
– Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735)
December 14, 1678
– Daniel Neal, English historian (d. 1743)
December 30, 1678
– William Croft, English composer (d. 1727)