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January 27, 1777 
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Born on Sunday January 26, 1777
- Antje Wobbes Feringa, Grijpskerk
- Anna Christina Janssen, Bergen op Zoom
- Anna Van Straten, Heenvliet, zuid holland, netherlands
- Antje Mobach, Purmerend, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Alida Solleveld, 's-Gravenzande († 1779)
- Adriana van LOON, Essen (Belgie) († 1826)
- Anna Struive, Groningen († 1860)
- Adriana Petronella van Beem, Amsterdam
- Anne Marie LITZLER, Oberdorf (68960, Haut-Rhin, France)
- Anna Dirks van Straaten (Straten), Heenvliet († 1834)
Died on Sunday January 26, 1777
- Jacques Loui Brouart (26), Eperlecque, dep.Pas de Calais, Frankrijk
- Grietje Jans Bullooper (55), Hoogkarspel
- Jean Baptiste Willaert (36), Zarren
- Hermanus Frerejean (43), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
- Anna Catharina Dosch (65), Remlingen, Duitsland
- Garritje Jansd FRERIKS (74), Dinxperlo
- Jacques Louis Brouart (26), Eperlecque, Friesland, Nederland
- Charlotte Suzanne van Jourdain (71), Poitiers, Poitou-Charentes
- Antonius Judocus Wijnen (65), Someren
- Geesje Jacobs (60)
Born on January 26
- 1714 » Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor and educator († 1785)
- 1715 » Claude Adrien Helvétius, French philosopher († 1771)
- 1716 » George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies († 1785)
- 1722 » Alexander Carlyle, Scottish minister and author († 1805)
- 1763 » Charles XIV John of Sweden († 1844)
- 1781 » Ludwig Achim von Arnim, German poet and author († 1831)
- 1813 » Juan Pablo Duarte, Dominican philosopher and poet († 1876)
- 1824 » Emil Czyrniański, Polish chemist († 1888)
- 1832 » George Shiras, Jr., American lawyer and jurist († 1924)
- 1842 » François Coppée, French poet and author († 1908)
Died on January 26
- 1744 » Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (b. 1683)
- 1750 » Albert Schultens, Dutch philologist and academic (b. 1686)
- 1779 » Thomas Hudson, English painter (b. 1701)
- 1795 » Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, German harpsichord player and composer (b. 1732)
- 1799 » Gabriel Christie, Scottish general (b. 1722)
- 1823 » Edward Jenner, English physician and immunologist (b. 1749)
- 1824 » Théodore Géricault, French painter and lithographer (b. 1791)
- 1831 » Anton Delvig, Russian poet and journalist (b. 1798)
- 1831 » Sangolli Rayanna, Indian soldier (b. 1798)
- 1849 » Thomas Lovell Beddoes, English poet, playwright, and physician (b. 1803)
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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)
- April 13 » American Revolutionary War: American forces are ambushed and defeated in the Battle of Bound Brook, New Jersey.
- 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 31 » The U.S. Second Continental Congress passes a resolution that the services of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette "be accepted, and that, in consideration of his zeal, illustrious family and connexions, he have the rank and commission of major-general of the United States."
- 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.
- 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]
Weather January 26, 1777
The temperature on January 26, 1777 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: betrokken.