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• Anna Maria De Backer, Borgerhout († 1845)
• Aaltje Leenderts Knobbe, Oudehaske (Frl) († 1780)
• Antje Kornelis Vlierhoek, Monster, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1858)
• Adrianus Hubertus MONDE, Etten en Leur, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1822)
• Andries van der Laaken, Leiden († 1839)
• Aaltje Leenderts Knobbe, Oudehaske, Nederland
• Antonia Sprenkhuijsen, Den Haag,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1843)
• Antje, Kornelis Olierook, Monster, Poeldijk († 1858)
• Antje Korneliszn. Olierook, Monster († 1858)
• Antonius van den Bempt, Etten Leur, Nederland († 1827)

• Anna Maria Vertriest (44), Oostwinkel, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
• Bersabée Hatenville (74), Rotterdam
• Johannes Adrianus(Jan) de Ruyter (65), Roosendaal
• Christina Wijnanda LE LEU DE WILHEM (52), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Cornelis Jaqueszn Roos (67), Alblasserdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arendt VOS, Veen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Christine Wijnanda Le Leu de Wilhem (52), Haarlem, N.H
• Elisabetha Tijs Jan Thijssen van den Tillaart (Tillard, Tillart, Ham, Hurk) (76), Veghel
• Adriaen Jansse van der Made (65), Zwaluwe, Nederland
• Geertruid Mindels (62), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland

• 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)

• 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)

• 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 15 » American Revolutionary War: New Connecticut (present-day Vermont) declares its independence.
• April 26 » Sybil Ludington, aged 16, rode 40 miles (64km) to alert American colonial forces to the approach of the British regular forces
• August 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Americans led by General John Stark rout British and Brunswick troops under Friedrich Baum at the Battle of Bennington in Walloomsac, New York.
• September 27 » American Revolution: Lancaster, Pennsylvania becomes the capital of the United States for one day after Congress evacuates Philadelphia.
• October 17 » American Revolutionary War: British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army at Saratoga, New York.
• 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.

The temperature on January 20, 1777 was about -2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken.