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Born on Monday January 20, 1777
- Antonius van den Bimpt, Etten (NL) († 1827)
- Antje Cornelisse Olierook, Poeldijk
- Adrianus Hubertus (Lambertus) Monden, Rijsbergen, Nederland († 1822)
- Antoin van den Kerkhof, Neer
- Antonia Sprinkhuijsen, 's-Gravenhage, ZH, Nederland
- Adrianus Hubertus Monden, Rijsbergen († 1822)
- Antje Olierook, Monster
- Andries van der Laaken, Leiden († 1839)
- Adrianus Hubertus(Lambertus) Monden, Rijsbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1822)
- Antje Korneliszn. Olierook, Monster († 1858)
Died on Monday January 20, 1777
- Christina Wijnanda le LIEU de WILHELM (52), Haarlem, 4599, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Christina Wijnanda LE LEU DE WILHEM (52), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- François HASTIR (55), Avin, 4280, Liège, Belgique
- Cornelius Coch, Ossendrecht
- Arendt Janszn VOS (75), Veen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Cornelius Gerardus Dymphna Koch (0), Ossendrecht-Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Elisabetha Tijs Jan Thijssen van den Tillaart (Tillard, Tillart, Ham, Hurk) (76), Veghel
- Adrien van der Made (65), Zwaluwe
- Franciscus HOET (Hood), Lokeren
- Cornelius Gerardus Dymphna Koch (0), Ossendrecht, Woensdrecht, Noord Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 20, 1777 at Delpher
Born on January 20
- 1741 » Carl Linnaeus the Younger, Swedish botanist and author († 1783)
- 1755 » Sir Albemarle Bertie, 1st Baronet, English admiral († 1824)
- 1762 » Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny, Belgian-French composer and theorist († 1842)
- 1775 » André-Marie Ampère, French physicist and mathematician († 1836)
- 1781 » Joseph Hormayr, Baron zu Hortenburg, Austrian-German historian and politician († 1848)
- 1783 » Friedrich Dotzauer, German cellist and composer († 1860)
- 1799 » Anson Jones, American physician and politician, 5th President of the Republic of Texas († 1858)
- 1804 » Eugène Sue, French author and politician († 1857)
- 1812 » Thomas Meik, Scottish engineer († 1896)
- 1814 » David Wilmot, American politician, sponsor of Wilmot Proviso († 1868)
Died on January 20
- 1707 » Humphrey Hody, English scholar and theologian (b. 1659)
- 1709 » François de la Chaise, French priest (b. 1624)
- 1751 » John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (b. 1665)
- 1770 » Charles Yorke, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1722)
- 1779 » David Garrick, English actor, producer, playwright, and manager (b. 1717)
- 1810 » Benjamin Chew, American lawyer and judge (b. 1721)
- 1819 » Charles IV, Spanish king (b. 1748)
- 1837 » John Soane, English architect, designed the Bank of England (b. 1753)
- 1841 » Jørgen Jørgensen, Danish explorer (b. 1780)
- 1841 » Minh Mạng, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1791)
Names that were popular for boys in 1777
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Joannes
- Willem
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Dirk
- Klaas
- John
- Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1777
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Marie
- Joanna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Trijntje
- Neeltje
- Grietje
- Antje
- Adriana
- Aaltje
- Elizabeth
- Jannetje
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)
- January 3 » American General George Washington defeats British General Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton.
- 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.
- September 26 » American Revolution: British troops occupy Philadelphia.
- November 17 » Articles of Confederation (United States) are submitted to the states for ratification.
- December 16 » Virginia becomes the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation. [1]
- December 19 » American Revolutionary War: George Washington's Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
Weather January 20, 1777
The temperature on January 20, 1777 was about -2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken.