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Born on Sunday October 12, 1777
- Alagonda Gockinga, Groningen (Martinikerk)
- Aafje Maasland, ameide (zuid holland) († 1842)
- , Zuidland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1842)
- Alagonda GOCKINGA, Groningen Groningen Netherlands († 1782)
- Adriana Maria Severeijns, Alphen
- Anje Luppes Zandinga, Siddeburen gemeente Slochteren Groningen
- Aaltien Lamberts Huizing (Heujing), Sleen († 1808)
- Aleyda Schulte, Bentheim
- ANNA MARGARETHA HACKMANN, Rubke/Winkum, (-) Duitsland († 1828)
- Aafje Maasland, Ameide († 1827)
Died on Sunday October 12, 1777
- Alexander Sutherland (32), Orange, New York, United States
- Jan Jansz Gomes (51), Curacao, Curacao
- Clemens August von Westphalen zu Fürstenberg (52), Hildesheim, Allemagne
- Jelletje Jans Hart, Curaçao
- Claude CARRETTE (76), Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache, 02558, Aisne, Picardie, France
- Hester Adrianusd OUWERKERK (1)
- Hermann Heinrich Hüsing (85), Kloster Oesede
- Christine Sara van der Plaat (24), Grave, N.B
- Alida Luijsteraar (2)
- Andreas Nevelsteen (1), Geel, België
Born on October 12
- 1710 » Jonathan Trumbull, American colonel and politician, 16th Governor of Connecticut († 1785)
- 1725 » Étienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist († 1810)
- 1792 » Christian Gmelin, German chemist and pharmacist († 1860)
- 1798 » Pedro I, emperor of Brazil († 1834)
- 1801 » Friedrich Frey-Herosé, Swiss lawyer and politician, 5th President of the Swiss Confederation († 1873)
- 1815 » William J. Hardee, American general († 1873)
- 1838 » George Thorn, Australian politician, 6th Premier of Queensland († 1905)
- 1840 » Helena Modjeska, Polish-American actress († 1909)
- 1855 » Arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor and academic († 1922)
- 1860 » Elmer Ambrose Sperry, American engineer and businessman, co-invented the gyrocompass († 1930)
Died on October 12
- 1678 » Edmund Berry Godfrey, English lawyer and judge (b. 1621)
- 1679 » William Gurnall, English minister, theologian, and author (b. 1617)
- 1685 » Christoph Ignaz Abele, Austrian lawyer and jurist (b. 1628)
- 1730 » Frederick IV, king of Denmark and Norway (b. 1671)
- 1758 » Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth, Irish field marshal and politician (b. 1680)
- 1812 » Juan José Castelli, Argentinian lawyer and politician (b. 1764)
- 1845 » Elizabeth Fry, English prison reformer, Quaker and philanthropist (b. 1780)
- 1858 » Hiroshige, Japanese painter (b. 1797)
- 1870 » Robert E. Lee, American general (b. 1807)
- 1875 » Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, French sculptor and painter (b. 1827)
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)
- June 13 » American Revolutionary War: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette lands near Charleston, South Carolina, in order to help the Continental Congress to train its army.
- 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.
- October 6 » American Revolutionary War: British forces capture Forts Clinton and Montgomery on the Hudson River.
- October 7 » American Revolutionary War: The Americans defeat the British in the Second Battle of Saratoga, also known as the Battle of Bemis Heights.
- October 17 » American Revolutionary War: British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army at Saratoga, New York.
- December 16 » Virginia becomes the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation. [1]
Weather October 12, 1777
The temperature on October 12, 1777 was about 15.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: betrokken regen.