Famous Deaths Happened In 1777
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
Jan 01 Emanuele barbella: Composer, 


Jan 10 Spranger barry: Irish actor (b. 1719) 


Jan 12 Hugh mercer: American revolutionary war officer (mortally wounded in battle) (b. 1726) 


Feb 09 Seth pomeroy: American gunsmith and soldier (b. 1706) 


Feb 24 King joseph i of portugal: King joseph i of portugal (b. 1714) 


Mar 01 Georg christoph wagenzeil: Austria (court)composer/pianist, 


Mar 22 John bartram: Father of american botany, 


May 11 George pigot: Baron pigot, british governor of madras (b. 1719) 


May 16 Button gwinnet: Us revolutionary leader, 


Jun 16 Jean-baptiste-louis gresset: French poet and dramatist (b. 1709) 


Jun 22 Josef christian: German sculptor, 


Jul 13 Guillaume coustou jr: French sculptor (apollo/mars/venus), 


Jul 27 William hayes: Composer, 


Aug 17 Giuseppe scarlotti: Composer, 


Aug 23 Giuseppe sellitto: Composer, 


Sep 01 Johann ernst bach: Composer, 


Sep 25 Johann heinrich lambert: Mathematician, 


Oct 05 Ján andrej segner: Slovak and german mathematician, physicist, and physician (b. 1704) 


Oct 07 Simon fraser: English general, 


Oct 13 Dismas hatas: Composer, 


Oct 21 Samuel foote: English dramatist and actor (b. 1720) 


Nov 10 Cornstalk: Shawnee chief 


Nov 30 Jean-marie leclair: Composer, 


Dec 12 Albrecht von haller: Swiss physician/biologist/author, 


Dec 30 Maximilian iii jozef: Elector of bayern (1745-77), 


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