July 2 » Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine.
September 5 » In an effort to Westernize his nobility, Tsar Peter I of Russia imposes a tax on beards for all men except the clergy and peasantry.
Day of death July 30, 1777
The temperature on July 30, 1777 was about 18.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly south by east. Weather type: zeer betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
June 13 » American Revolutionary War: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette lands near Charleston, South Carolina, in order to help the Continental Congress to train its army.
August 22 » British forces abandon the Siege of Fort Stanwix after hearing rumors of Continental Army reinforcements.
September 11 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Brandywine: The British celebrate a major victory in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
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 17 » American Revolutionary War: British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army at Saratoga, New York.
December 16 » Virginia becomes the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation. [1]
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