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• Anna Maria Poos, Escharen
• Adrianus de Voogd, Haamstede († 1852)
• Antonius Van Gorp, Retie, België († 1833)
• Aartje van de Meen, Ermelo-Telgt
• Catharina Sophia Ignatiusdr de Herijpon, Olbergen, Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Nederland
• Catharina Sophia d'd'Herripon, Olburgen, Gelderland (NL.) († 1837)
• Wilhelmina van Luenen, Zutphen († 1849)
• Alida (Aaltje) van der Male, Westkerke († 1843)
• Anna Maria Eeman, Denderhoutem (Oost-Vlaanderen, België) († 1835)
• Catharina Sophia de Herrijpon, Dieren, Nederländerna († 1837)

• Hendrik van de Griend (49), VARIK (West-Betuwe), GD, NL
• George Ulbe VAN BURMANIA (61)
• Gerardus Pattyn (79), Mariakerke, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
• Catharina Hoogenhuyze, van (23), 's-Gravenhage
• Frans Changuion (82), Amsterdam
• Arij Ruijmgaart, Amsterdam
• Henricus Josephus Adriaensen (2), Tielen
• Elisabeth BUEB (52), Luemschwiller (68720, Haut-Rhin, France)
• Anna Maria Verstrepen (41), Herentals, Antwerpen, België
• Boniface HIRTH (2), Burnhaupt-le-Haut, 68, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, FRANCE

• 1728 » Johann Gottfried Müthel, German pianist and composer († 1788)
• 1732 » Stanisław August Poniatowski, Polish-Lithuanian king († 1798)
• 1734 » François-Joseph Gossec, French composer and conductor († 1829)
• 1761 » Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet, Scottish geologist and geophysicist († 1832)
• 1789 » August Neander, German historian and theologian († 1850)
• 1793 » Antonio José Martínez, Spanish-American priest, rancher and politician († 1867)
• 1814 » Ellen Wood, English author († 1887)
• 1820 » Anne Brontë, English author and poet († 1849)
• 1828 » Ede Reményi, Hungarian violinist and composer († 1898)
• 1828 » Lewis A. Grant, American lawyer and general, Medal of Honor recipient († 1918)

• 1705 » John Ray, English botanist and historian (b. 1627)
• 1718 » Benjamin Church, American colonel (b. 1639)
• 1737 » Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (b. 1662)
• 1738 » Jean-François Dandrieu, French organist and composer (b. 1682)
• 1751 » Tomaso Albinoni, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1671)
• 1826 » Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish-French composer (b. 1806)
• 1834 » Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1762)
• 1861 » Lola Montez, Irish actress and dancer (b. 1821)
• 1863 » Horace Vernet, French painter (b. 1789)
• 1869 » Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Russian composer (b. 1813)

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. Aaltje
15. Elizabeth
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.
• July 7 » American forces retreating from Fort Ticonderoga are defeated in the Battle of Hubbardton.
• August 6 » American Revolutionary War: The bloody Battle of Oriskany prevents American relief of the Siege of Fort Stanwix.
• September 11 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Brandywine: The British celebrate a major victory in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
• November 29 » San Jose, California, is founded as Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe by José Joaquín Moraga. It is the first civilian settlement, or pueblo, in Alta California.
• December 24 » Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook.

The temperature on January 17, 1777 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: omtrent helder.