About the day » Sunday November 16, 1777Calender converter

• Abraham Melkstop, Leiden († 1844)
• Aaltje Gerritsdr. Fortuin, strijen († 1835)
• Agatha Neeltje Heijgelaar, Sas van Gent, Zeeland, Nederland († 1784)
• Aaltje Fortuin, Strijen († 1836)
• Anna BENES, Kiel-Windeweer,Gemeente Hoogezand-Sappemeer,Groningen,Netherlands
• Ann Roxby, Chester Le Street,Durham,England
• Adriana Grieta die Smet, Rotterdam
• aaltje gerritsdr FORTUIN, strijen († 1835)
• Adriaan Van Der Meere, Breskens († 1843)
• Anna Catharina Verkuringen, Retie,Antwerpen,Belgium († 1846)

• Gerhard Hartgering HARTGERINK (57), Schuttorf
• Joanna Coolen (56), Maasbommel
• Joannes Petrus Dingemans, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Hillegien (70), Roswinkel, 7895, Nederland
• Ellegien Harms (33)
• Joannes Petrus Dingemans, Loon op Zand
• Gerrit Hendrik Wiks (3)
• Froukje Sytses Buik (6)
• Charles François, marquis de Calvière (84)
• Johann Conrad Lasher (78), Clermont, Columbia, New York, Verenigde Staten

• 1720 » Carlo Antonio Campioni, French-Italian composer († 1788)
• 1750 » Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough, English lawyer, judge, and politician († 1818)
• 1753 » James McHenry, Irish-American surgeon and politician († 1816)
• 1758 » Peter Andreas Heiberg, Danish philologist and author († 1841)
• 1774 » Georg von Cancrin, German-Russian Minister of Finance († 1845)
• 1793 » Francis Danby, Irish painter of the Romantic era († 1861)
• 1806 » Mary Tyler Peabody Mann, American author and educator († 1887)
• 1807 » Jónas Hallgrímsson, Icelandic poet, author and naturalist († 1845)
• 1811 » John Bright, English academic and politician († 1889)
• 1836 » Kalākaua of Hawaii († 1891)

• 1724 » Jack Sheppard, English criminal (b. 1702)
• 1745 » James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1665)
• 1773 » John Hawkesworth, English journalist and author (b. 1715)
• 1779 » Pehr Kalm, Finnish botanist and explorer (b. 1716)
• 1790 » Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, American politician (b. 1723)
• 1797 » Frederick William II of Prussia (b. 1744)
• 1802 » André Michaux, French botanist and explorer (b. 1746)
• 1806 » Moses Cleaveland, American general, lawyer, and politician, founded Cleveland, Ohio (b. 1754)
• 1808 » Mustafa IV, Ottoman sultan (b. 1779)
• 1836 » Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, South African-French mycologist and academic (b. 1761)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Joannes
7. Willem
8. Jacob
9. Gerrit
10. Petrus
11. Jacobus
12. Jean
13. Dirk
14. Klaas
15. John
16. Adrianus

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Marie
5. Joanna
6. Catharina
7. Cornelia
8. Elisabeth
9. Trijntje
10. Neeltje
11. Grietje
12. Antje
13. Adriana
14. Elizabeth
15. Aaltje
16. Jannetje

• 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)
• January 2 » American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey.
• September 11 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Brandywine: The British celebrate a major victory in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
• September 19 » American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga.
• September 27 » American Revolution: Lancaster, Pennsylvania becomes the capital of the United States for one day after Congress evacuates Philadelphia.
• October 7 » American Revolutionary War: The Americans defeat the British in the Second Battle of Saratoga, also known as the Battle of Bemis Heights.
• October 22 » American Revolutionary War: American defenders of Fort Mercer on the Delaware River repulse repeated Hessian attacks in the Battle of Red Bank.

The temperature on November 16, 1777 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: betrokken.