Historical Events In 1777

Jan 01   Emanuele Barbella, composer, dies at 58   

Jan 01   Micah Hawkins, composer   

Jan 02   Christian D Rauch, German sculptor.   

Jan 03   General George Washington's troops emerge victorious against the British in the Battle of Princeton   

Jan 03   Louis Poinsot, French instrument worker   

Jan 03   Washington defeats British at Battle of Princeton, NJ   

Jan 08   Filippo Traetta, Italy, composer/musicologist.   

Jan 12   Mission Santa Clara de Asis founded in Calif   

Jan 12   Mission Santa Clara de Asis founded in California.   

Jan 15   People of New Connecticut (Vermont) declare independence from England   

Jan 16   Vermont declares independence from NY.   

Jan 18   San Jose CA founded   

Jan 18   San Jose California, founded   

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

Feb 05   Georgia is recorded as becoming 1st US state to abolish both entail and primogeniture   

Feb 05   Georgia is recorded as becoming inaugural US state to abolish both entail and primogeniture   

Feb 13   de Sade arrested without charge, imprisoned in Vincennes fortress   

Feb 13   Marquis de Sade arrested without charge, imprisoned in Vincennes fortress   

Feb 16   Messier adds M53 to his catalog (globular cluster in Coma Berenice)   

Feb 21   In this year, English ambassador Joseph Yorke formally claims dismissal of Governor John de Graaff for saluting US flag.   

Mar 01   Georg Christoph Wagenzeil, Austria (court)composer/pianist, dies at 62   

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

Mar 09   Alexander Orlowski, Polish painter/cartoonist/graphic artist.   

Mar 17   Roger Brooke Taney, Calvert Md, 5th Chief Justice (Dred Scott dec)   

Mar 19   Anton R Falck, Dutch minister of Education/diplomat.   

Mar 22   John Bartram, father of American botany, dies at 77.   

Apr 12   Henry Clay, [the Great Compromiser], US politician   

Apr 14   In this year, NY formally adopts new constitution as an independent state.   

Apr 16   Battle of Bennington-New England's Green Mountain Boys rout Brits.   

Apr 18   Ignac Ruzitska, composer.   

Apr 20   In this year, New York formally adopts new constitution as an independent state.   

Apr 26   Sybil Ludington, 16, rode from NY to Ct rallying her fathers militia.   

Apr 30   Carl Friedrich Gauss, world's great mathematician   

Apr 30   Karl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician is born.   

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Jan 01   Micah hawkins: Composer   

Jan 02   Christian d rauch: German sculptor   

Jan 03   Louis poinsot: French instrument worker   

Jan 03   M a elisa bonaparte: Corsican monarch of lucca/piombino   

Jan 08   Filippo traetta: Italy, composer/musicologist   

Jan 25   Elias canneman: Dutch liberal minister of finance (1813-14)   

Feb 12   Friedrich de la motte fouqué: German poet   

Mar 09   Alexander orlowski: Polish painter/cartoonist/graphic artist   

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)