Categories: 1778 | Years in art May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... Events January 1 - Russia accepts Julian calendar. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... Konrad Ekhof (born August 12, 1720 in Hamburg, Germany; died June 16, 1778) was a German actor. ... // Events January 6 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings February 11 - Sweden and Prussia sign the (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) declaring peace. ... July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... James Townley (1714-1778), English dramatist, second son of Charles Townley, merchant, was born in London on the 6th of May 1714. ... Battle of Gangut, by Maurice Baquoi, 1724-27. ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... Giovanni Battista (also Giambattista) Piranesi (4th October 1720 in Mogliano Veneto (near Treviso) - 9th November 1778 in Rome) was an Italian artist famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric prisons {Carceri dInvenzione). ... // Events January 6 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings February 11 - Sweden and Prussia sign the (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) declaring peace. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... // Events April 10 - The worlds first copyright legislation became effective, Britains Statute of Anne Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713) Births January 3 - Richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. ... Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne (1704 - 1778) was a French sculptor. ... Events Building of the Students Monument in Aiud, Romania. ...