About the day » Sunday November 2, 1777Calender converter

• Adriaan Biemans, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Andries Aarts DOEST, Voorthuizen, Barneveld, Gelderland, Nederland († 1821)
• Anna Maria de Groot, Burgh († 1826)
• Albert Aaftink, Ommen († 1845)
• Albert Grondman, Lemele
• Adrianus Roels, Meerhout, België († 1861)
• Alexandro Chaves, Albuquerque, Province of New Mexico († 1860)
• Abram Streng, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Verkouteren, Dinteloord en Prinsenland, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adrianus Verkouteren, Dinteloord

• Jan Kloek, Velp
• Maria Tans, Veldwezelt, Lanaken (B)
• Johann Heinrich Fidler (54), Heidleberg, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
• Daniel Weller (4), Diedenshausen, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Cornelis Heijboer (24)
• Johann Heinrich Leinbach (71), Oley, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
• Grietje Adriaans (3)
• John BRADFORD (66)
• Anna van Heikoop (0), Giessen,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Agnes Dautzenberg (81), Eygelshoven, Kerkrade

• 1739 » Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian violinist and composer († 1799)
• 1741 » Joan van der Capellen tot den Pol, Dutch lawyer and politician († 1784)
• 1754 » Gaspard de Bernard de Marigny, French general († 1794)
• 1755 » Marie Antoinette, Austrian-French queen consort of Louis XVI of France († 1793)
• 1766 » Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, Austrian field marshal († 1858)
• 1777 » Fortunat Alojzy Gonzaga Żółkowski, Polish actor and translator († 1822)
• 1795 » James K. Polk, American lawyer and politician, 11th President of the United States († 1849)
• 1799 » John Light Atlee, American physician and surgeon († 1885)
• 1799 » Titian Peale, American entomologist and photographer († 1885)
• 1808 » Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, French author and critic († 1889)

• 1716 » Engelbert Kaempfer, German botanist and physician (b. 1651)
• 1807 » Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, French politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1730)
• 1834 » Maria Teresa Poniatowska, Polish noblewoman (b. 1760)
• 1846 » Esaias Tegnér, Swedish poet and bishop (b. 1782)
• 1852 » Pyotr Kotlyarevsky, Russian general (b. 1782)
• 1863 » Theodore Judah, American engineer (b. 1826)
• 1877 » Friedrich Graf von Wrangel, Prussian field marshal (b. 1784)
• 1883 » William Morgan, English-Australian politician, 14th Premier of South Australia (b. 1828)
• 1886 » James Watney junior, English brewer, cricketer, and politician (b. 1832)
• 1887 » Alfred Domett, English-New Zealand poet and politician, 4th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1811)

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)
• 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.
• October 7 » American Revolutionary War: The Americans defeat the British in the Second Battle of Saratoga, also known as the Battle of Bemis Heights.
• November 15 » American Revolutionary War: After 16 months of debate the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation.
• December 18 » The United States celebrates its first Thanksgiving, marking the recent victory by the American rebels over British General John Burgoyne at Saratoga in October.

The temperature on November 2, 1777 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: betrokken mist.