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1778 in France 
Summary
Events from the year 1778 in France
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Incumbents edit
Events edit
- 6 February – Treaty of Alliance
- 27 July – Battle of Ushant
Births edit
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- Jacques Joseph Champollion-Figeac, archaeologist (died 1867)[2]
Deaths edit
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- François Alexandre Pierre de Garsault, botanist, zoologist and painter (born 1691)
- Ladislas Ignace de Bercheny, Marshall of France (born 1689)
- Pierre Laclède, fur trader, founder of St. Louis (born 1729)
- Élisabeth Duparc, soprano singer
- Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, sculptor (born 1704)
- Charles Clémencet, historian (born 1703)
- Jean Girardet, painter (born 1709)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "BBC - History - King Louis XVI". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ Blangstrup, Chr., ed. (1916). "Champollion (Figeac), Jacques Joseph". Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon (in Danish). Vol. 4 (2 ed.). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "Voltaire | Biography, Works, Philosophy, Ideas, Beliefs, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 7 June 2022.