Deaths on May 16

Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness

Died on May 16, 1778

Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1718)

Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, (17 May 1718 – 16 May 1778), known before 1721 as Lord Darcy and Conyers, was a British diplomat and politician.

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Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness
Secretary of State for the Southern Department

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Events on 1778

5 Feb

Articles of Confederation
South Carolina becomes the second state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
18 Jun

Philadelphia
American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia.
28 Jun

Battle of Monmouth Courthouse
The American Continentals engage the British in the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse resulting in standstill and British withdrawal under cover of darkness.
10 Jul

Louis XVI of France
American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain.
26 Nov

James Cook
In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui.

Deaths on May 16

Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness

Died on May 16, 1778

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Events on 1778

Articles of Confederation

Philadelphia

Battle of Monmouth Courthouse

Louis XVI of France

James Cook