Historical Events In 1777

Jan 01   Emanuele Barbella, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history micah Hawkins, composer  

Jan 02   In the year 1777 christian D Rauch, German sculptor  

Jan 03   In the year 1777 general George Washington's troops emerge victorious against the British in the Battle of Princeton.  

Jan 03   Louis Poinsot, French instrument worker on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Washington defeats British at Battle of Princeton, NJ on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Filippo Traetta, Italy, composer/musicologist in the year 1777.  

Jan 12   In the year 1777 mission Santa Clara de Asis founded in Calif  

Jan 12   In the year 1777 mission Santa Clara de Asis founded in California  

Jan 15   People of New Connecticut (Vermont) declare independence from England in the year 1777.  

Jan 16   In the year 1777 vermont declares independence from NY  

Jan 18   On this day in history san Jose CA founded  

Jan 18   San Jose California, founded on this day in history.  

Jan 25   Elias Canneman, Dutch liberal minister of Finance (1813-14) in the year 1777.  

Feb 05   In the year 1777 georgia becomes 1st US state to abolish both entail & primogeniture  

Feb 05   Georgia becomes first US state to abolish both entail &primogeniture on this day in history.  

Feb 13   de Sade arrested without charge, imprisoned in Vincennes fortress on this day in history.  

Feb 13   Marquis de Sade arrested without charge, imprisoned in Vincennes fortress on this day in history.  

Feb 16   Messier adds M53 to his catalog (globular cluster in Coma Berenice) on this day in history.  

Feb 21   In the year 1777 english ambassador Joseph Yorke demands dismissal of Governor John de Graaff for saluting US flag  

Mar 01   Georg Christoph Wagenzeil, Austria (court)composer/pianist, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Mar 08   Regiments from Ansbach and Bayreuth, sent to support Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War, mutiny in the town of Ochsenfurt on this day in history.  

Mar 09   In the year 1777 alexander Orlowski, Polish painter/cartoonist/graphic artist  

Mar 17   Roger Brooke Taney, Calvert Md, 5th Chief Justice (Dred Scott dec) in the year 1777.  

Mar 19   On this day in history anton R Falck, Dutch minister of Education/diplomat  

Mar 22   John Bartram, father of American botany, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Apr 12   In the year 1777 henry Clay, [the Great Compromiser], US politician  

Apr 14   NY adopts new constitution as an independent state on this day in history.  

Apr 16   On this day in history battle of Bennington-New England's Green Mountain Boys rout Brits  

Apr 18   Ignac Ruzitska, composer in the year 1777.  

Apr 20   New York adopts new constitution as an independent state on this day in history.  

Apr 26   On this day in history sybil Ludington, 16, rode from NY to Ct rallying her fathers militia  

Apr 30   Carl Friedrich Gauss, world's great mathematician on this day in history.  

Apr 30   The birth of Karl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   Micah Hawkins, composer was born in the year 1777.  

Jan 02   Christian D Rauch, German sculptor was born in the year 1777.  

Jan 03   Louis Poinsot, French instrument worker was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of m A Elisa Bonaparte, Corsican monarch of Lucca/Piombino  

Jan 08   Filippo Traetta, Italy, composer/musicologist was born in the year 1777.  

Jan 25   Elias Canneman, Dutch liberal minister of Finance (1813-14) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 12   Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, German poet (d. 1843) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 09   Alexander Orlowski, Polish painter/cartoonist/graphic artist was born in the year 1777.  

Jan 01   Emanuele Barbella, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Jan 10   In the year 1777 death of spranger Barry, Irish actor (b. 1719)  

Jan 12   Hugh Mercer, American Revolutionary War officer (mortally wounded in battle) (b. 1726) died on this day in history.  

Feb 09   Seth Pomeroy, American gunsmith and soldier (b. 1706) died in the year 1777.  

Feb 24   On this day in history death of king Joseph I of Portugal (b. 1714)  

Mar 01   In the year 1777 georg Christoph Wagenzeil, Austria (court)composer/pianist, dies at 62  

Mar 22   In the year 1777 john Bartram, father of American botany, dies at 77  

May 11   On this day in history death of george Pigot, Baron Pigot, British governor of Madras (b. 1719)