Historical Events In 1777

Dec 12   Albrecht von Haller, Swiss physician/biologist/author, dies at 69 in the year 1777.  

Dec 12   Rev Benjamin Russen executed at Tyburn, England for rape on this day in history.  

Dec 14   Juan N Gallego, Spanish poet/interpreter (El dos the mayo) on this day in history.  

Dec 16   In the year 1777 janos Fusz, composer  

Dec 17   In the year 1777 france recognizes independence of English colonies in America  

Dec 18   In the year 1777 1st national Thanksgiving Day, commemorating Burgoyne's surrender  

Dec 18   First national Thanksgiving Day, commemorating Burgoyne's surrender in the year 1777.  

Dec 19   In the year 1777 washington settles his troops at Valley Forge, Pa for the winter  

Dec 19   On this day in history washington settles his troops at Valley Forge, Pa for winter  

Dec 23   On this day in history aleksandr I P Romanov, tsar of Russia (1801-25)  

Dec 23   On this day in history the birth of Alexander I, Tsar of Russia during Napoleon's disastrous campaign  

Dec 24   On this day in history kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook  

Dec 30   In the year 1777 maximilian III Jozef, elector of Bayern (1745-77), dies at 50  

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Jan 01   Micah Hawkins, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of louis Poinsot, French instrument worker  

Jan 03   In the year 1777 birth of m A Elisa Bonaparte, Corsican monarch of Lucca/Piombino  

Jan 08   In the year 1777 birth of filippo Traetta, Italy, composer/musicologist  

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

Feb 12   In the year 1777 birth of friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, German poet (d. 1843)  

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

Jan 01   In the year 1777 emanuele Barbella, composer, dies at 58  

Jan 10   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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   John Bartram, father of American botany, dies at 77 in the year 1777.  

May 11   George Pigot, Baron Pigot, British governor of Madras (b. 1719) died on this day in history.