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• Benjamin van Rije, Rye, Sussex, England, United Kingdom († 1864)
• Arie Langelaan, Sassenheim, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Willemsen, Berendrecht, Bisdom Antwerpen
• Anje Eppes Boukema, Usquert Groningen († 1804)
• Gerardus Meeuwesen ((Meeuwsen, Meeusen), Baarle-Hertog Antwerpen België († 1861)
• Gerardus Meeuwesen, Baarle-Hertog (België) († 1861)
• Arend Luten Woldberg, Steenwijkerwold († 1863)
• Froukje Egberts (Eijberts) Visser, Wouterswoude, Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1816)
• Arie Langelaan, Sassenheim
• Adriana Maria Dekkers, Rotterdam († 1795)

• Albertus Legedör (53), Bersede, Haren (Ems), Germany
• Anna Margarita Roefs (Roest) (80)
• Adriaan Hubregtse (54), West Souburg
• Claas Gerbrands Kruijt (51)
• Dirck Barten van de Lagemaat (64), Woudenberg
• Christine Klein (29), Schwarzenau, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Anna Margaritha Roefs (80), Helmond
• Cornelius Adriaensz Sneeboer (45), Nibbixwoud
• Doodgeboren zoon Vertommen (0)
• Charles Blansjaar (Blanchard) (72), Leiden Zuid Holland, Nederland

• 1721 » Roger Sherman, American lawyer and politician († 1793)
• 1734 » Karl von Ordóñez, Austrian violinist and composer († 1786)
• 1757 » Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, English admiral and politician († 1833)
• 1758 » William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk, Scottish admiral († 1831)
• 1785 » Alexandre Pierre François Boëly, French pianist and composer († 1858)
• 1787 » Deaf Smith, American soldier († 1837)
• 1793 » Ferdinand I of Austria († 1875)
• 1806 » Sarah Bagley, American labor organizer († 1889)
• 1814 » Louis Amédée Achard, French journalist and author († 1875)
• 1832 » José Echegaray, Spanish poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate († 1916)

• 1733 » Elizabeth Hamilton, countess of Orkney (b. 1657)
• 1739 » Nicholas Saunderson, English mathematician and academic (b. 1682)
• 1768 » Canaletto, Italian painter and etcher (b. 1697)
• 1776 » Jacob Emden, German rabbi and author (b. 1697)
• 1791 » Richard Price, Welsh-English preacher and philosopher (b. 1723)
• 1813 » Benjamin Rush, American physician and educator (b. 1745)
• 1824 » Lord Byron, English-Scottish poet and playwright (b. 1788)
• 1831 » Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1765)
• 1833 » James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier, Bahamian-English admiral and politician, 36th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1756)
• 1840 » Jean-Jacques Lartigue, Canadian bishop (b. 1777)

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. Elisabeth
8. Cornelia
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)
• April 13 » American Revolutionary War: American forces are ambushed and defeated in the Battle of Bound Brook, New Jersey.
• June 14 » The Second Continental Congress passes the Flag Act of 1777 adopting the Stars and Stripes as the Flag of the United States.
• 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 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 April 19, 1777 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north by west. Weather type: omtrent helder.