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Born on Sunday January 12, 1777
- Agniet Hendriks, Midwolde, gem. Leek, Groningen, Nederland
- Albert Alberts van Noord, Hoogeveen
- Aagje Bruins Visser, Krommeniedijk († 1853)
- albertus robijns, vierlingsbeek
- Albertus Kelderman, Zeddam († 1844)
- Aaltje Egbers Bruynenberg, Egmond aan Zee (Gem. Bergen, NH)
- Andreas Rademakers, Groesbeek, Gelderland, Nederland
- Aalbert Klein Winkel, Ruurlo
- Aart SCHEP, Dordrecht
- Amelberga Weyn, Bazel
Died on Sunday January 12, 1777
- Anne CAIGNON (75), Saint-Nicolas-Près-Granville,Manche,FRANCE
- Ebenezer LINCOLN (82), Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
- Hendrik (Heijnderik) Heijnderikse van der Weele (55)
- Arendina Engbers (6)
- Johann Jacob Borchert (66), Wernigerode (Landkrs. Harz, Sachsen-Anhalt/Sassen-Anholt)
- Geertje Klaasdr Barnhoorn (5), Noordwijk
- Jenke ITES (46), Saaksum, Oldehove, Zuidhorn, Groningen, Nederland
- Gerrit Willem Arendsen, Aalten, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Kauffman (69), Dunmore Page Cty Va
- Fokelje CORNELIS (5), Leens, De Marne, Groningen, Nederland
Born on January 12
- 1724 » Frances Brooke, English author and playwright († 1789)
- 1729 » Edmund Burke, Irish philosopher, academic, and politician († 1797)
- 1746 » Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss philosopher and educator († 1827)
- 1751 » Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies († 1825)
- 1772 » Mikhail Speransky, Russian academic and politician († 1839)
- 1786 » Sir Robert Inglis, 2nd Baronet, English politician († 1855)
- 1792 » Johan August Arfwedson, Swedish chemist and academic († 1841)
- 1797 » Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician and author († 1873)
- 1799 » Priscilla Susan Bury, British botanist († 1872)
- 1822 » Étienne Lenoir, Belgian engineer, designed the internal combustion engine († 1900)
Died on January 12
- 1720 » William Ashhurst, English banker and politician, Lord Mayor of London (b. 1647)
- 1732 » John Horsley, English-Scottish historian and author (b. 1685)
- 1735 » John Eccles, English composer (b. 1668)
- 1759 » Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (b. 1709)
- 1765 » Johann Melchior Molter, German violinist and composer (b. 1696)
- 1777 » Hugh Mercer, Scottish-American general and physician (b. 1726)
- 1778 » François Bigot, French politician (b. 1703)
- 1781 » Richard Challoner, English bishop (b. 1691)
- 1829 » Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel, German philosopher, poet, and critic (b. 1772)
- 1833 » Marie-Antoine Carême, French chef (b. 1784)
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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)
- June 14 » The Second Continental Congress passes the Flag Act of 1777 adopting the Stars and Stripes as the Flag of the United States.
- 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.
- July 7 » American forces retreating from Fort Ticonderoga are defeated in the Battle of Hubbardton.
- October 4 » American Revolutionary War: Troops under George Washington are repelled by British troops under William Howe.
- October 6 » American Revolutionary War: British forces capture Forts Clinton and Montgomery on the Hudson River.
- October 22 » American Revolutionary War: American defenders of Fort Mercer on the Delaware River repulse repeated Hessian attacks in the Battle of Red Bank.
Weather January 12, 1777
The temperature on January 12, 1777 was about 5.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen.