January 3 » By the Coonan Cross Oath, the Eastern Church in India cuts itself off from colonial Portuguese tutelage.
February 2 » New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated.
February 23 » The Ballet Royal de la Nuit is first performed at the Salle du Petit-Bourbon in Paris.
April 20 » Oliver Cromwell dissolves the Rump Parliament.
June 12 » First Anglo-Dutch War: The Battle of the Gabbard begins, lasting until the following day.
December 16 » English Interregnum: The Protectorate: Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.
Day of burial October 25, 1777
The temperature on October 25, 1777 was about 10.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly west by south. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
July 6 » American Revolutionary War: Siege of Fort Ticonderoga: After a bombardment by British artillery under General John Burgoyne, American forces retreat from Fort Ticonderoga, New York.
August 22 » British forces abandon the Siege of Fort Stanwix after hearing rumors of Continental Army reinforcements.
September 26 » American Revolution: British troops occupy Philadelphia.
November 15 » American Revolutionary War: After 16 months of debate the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation.
December 17 » American Revolution: France formally recognizes the United States.
December 19 » American Revolutionary War: George Washington's Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
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