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May 23, 1777Born on Saturday May 24, 1777
- Bontje Danielsd van der Meulen, Kollum, kollumerland.fr.nld († 1778)
- Berend Holtkamp, Gildehaus, Duitsland († 1834)
- Christian Oberholtzer Souder, Souder Homestead Montgomery County, Pennsylvania († 1862)
- Bontje Daniëls van der Meulen, Kollum († 1778)
- anna catharina van halle, Kampenhout
- Catharina Kappel, Amsterdam Kerk Op Het Kuiperspad
- Cornelia Kipping, Dussen, Nederland
- Anne Marie LEROUX, , Miniac-sous-Bécherel, 35190, France († 1853)
- Antje Kok, Bergschenhoek
- Anthonius Reijntjes, Bergen op Zoom
Died on Saturday May 24, 1777
- Antonius Adrianus JANSEN (55), Westelbeers, 4387, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adrianus Kiel (32), Leiden
- Guilielmus Tops (38), Lichtaart, België
- Jantjen van Eijbergen (0), Brummen,, Gelderland, Nederland
- Helena Barends van Loenen (77), Amsterdam
- Corneille Hermes Cornet (54), Ensival, België
- Gerrit ten Cate
- Jacobus Emane (72), Stekene, België
- Dorothea Melius (59), Cape, South Africa
- Jan Hendrik Scheeper
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 24, 1777 at Delpher
Born on May 24
- 1743 » Jean-Paul Marat, Swiss-French physician, journalist, and politician († 1793)
- 1789 » Cathinka Buchwieser, German operatic singer and actress (d.1828)
- 1794 » William Whewell, English priest and philosopher († 1866)
- 1803 » Alexander von Nordmann, Finnish biologist and paleontologist († 1866)
- 1810 » Abraham Geiger, German rabbi and scholar († 1874)
- 1816 » Emanuel Leutze, German-American painter († 1868)
- 1819 » Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom († 1901)
- 1830 » Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter and academic († 1897)
- 1855 » Arthur Wing Pinero, English actor, director, and playwright († 1934)
- 1861 » Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland, Maltese lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Malta († 1940)
Died on May 24
- 1665 » Mary of Jesus of Ágreda, Spanish Franciscan abbess and mystic (b. 1602)
- 1734 » Georg Ernst Stahl, German physician and chemist (b. 1660)
- 1792 » George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, English admiral and politician, 16th Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1718)
- 1806 » John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, Scottish field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire (b. 1723)
- 1843 » Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician and academic (b. 1765)
- 1848 » Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German author and composer (b. 1797)
- 1861 » Elmer E. Ellsworth, American colonel (b. 1837)
- 1872 » Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, German painter and illustrator (b. 1794)
- 1879 » William Lloyd Garrison, American journalist and activist (b. 1805)
- 1881 » Samuel Palmer, English painter and illustrator (b. 1805)
Names that were popular for boys in 1777
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Joannes
- Willem
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Dirk
- Klaas
- John
- Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1777
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Marie
- Joanna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Trijntje
- Neeltje
- Grietje
- Antje
- Adriana
- Elizabeth
- Aaltje
- Jannetje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1777
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- April 26 » Sybil Ludington, aged 16, rode 40 miles (64km) to alert American colonial forces to the approach of the British regular forces
- June 14 » The Second Continental Congress passes the Flag Act of 1777 adopting the Stars and Stripes as the Flag of the United States.
- August 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Americans led by General John Stark rout British and Brunswick troops under Friedrich Baum at the Battle of Bennington in Walloomsac, New York.
- August 22 » British forces abandon the Siege of Fort Stanwix after hearing rumors of Continental Army reinforcements.
- October 6 » American Revolutionary War: British forces capture Forts Clinton and Montgomery on the Hudson River.
- December 16 » Virginia becomes the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation. [1]
Weather May 24, 1777
The temperature on May 24, 1777 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: zeer betrokken.