Page 4: Historical Events In 1777

Dec 12   Rev Benjamin Russen executed at Tyburn, England for rape.   

Dec 14   Juan N Gallego, Spanish poet/interpreter (El dos the mayo)   

Dec 16   Janos Fusz, composer.   

Dec 17   France recognizes independence of English colonies in America   

Dec 18   1st national Thanksgiving Day, commemorating Burgoyne's surrender.   

Dec 18   inaugural national Thanksgiving Day, commemorating Burgoyne's surrender   

Dec 19   Washington settles his troops at Valley Forge, Pa for the winter   

Dec 19   Washington settles his troops at Valley Forge, Pa for winter.   

Dec 23   Aleksandr I P Romanov, tsar of Russia (1801-25).   

Dec 23   Alexander I, Tsar of Russia during Napoleon's disastrous campaign is born.   

Dec 24   Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook   

Dec 30   Maximilian III Jozef, elector of Bayern (1745-77), dies at 50.   

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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)