About the day » Tuesday December 2, 1777Calender converter

• Célestine Joseph CORNILLE, Roubaix,59100,Nord,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,FRANCE († 1848)
• Augustinus Lampaert, Ruiselede († 1852)
• Cornelis Jans Van Der LAAN, Oud-Beijerland († 1849)
• Bintje Jelles Ynia (Inia)
• Ariaantje Blanken, Brakel († 1847)
• Annetje Jacobsdochter VISSCHER, Ens (Schokland), Noordoostpolder
• Ariaantje Boekee, Rijnsburg († 1778)
• Aafje Symens Klijnstra, Haskerland
• Christina Jannes Lunenborger, Hoogeveen, Overijssel Nederland († 1821)
• Celestine Joseph CORNILLE, Roubaix (FRA) († 1848)

• Antonij Besemer (5), De Lier, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Bintje Jelles Inia (2)
• Ebenezer Goddard **** (55), New London, New London, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten
• Gerrit ter Brugge (59)
• Jenneke Holtsappel
• Anne Catherine Geenis (43), Kumtich,3300,Vlaams-Brabant,BE
• John IV CARGILL (44), Sussex County, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
• Elias Dickel (43), Girkhausen, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Dersken Lieferink (46), Vorden
• Giuseppe Archinto (77), Modena, Italie

• 1738 » Richard Montgomery, Irish-American general († 1775)
• 1754 » William Cooper, American judge and politician, founded Cooperstown, New York († 1809)
• 1759 » James Edward Smith, English botanist and mycologist, founded the Linnean Society († 1828)
• 1760 » John Breckinridge, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th United States Attorney General († 1806)
• 1760 » Joseph Graetz, German organist, composer, and educator († 1826)
• 1810 » Henry Yesler, American businessman and politician, 7th Mayor of Seattle († 1892)
• 1811 » Jean-Charles Chapais, Canadian farmer and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Agriculture († 1885)
• 1817 » Heinrich von Sybel, German historian, academic, and politician († 1895)
• 1825 » Pedro II of Brazil († 1891)
• 1827 » William Burges, English architect and designer († 1881)

• 1719 » Pasquier Quesnel, French theologian and author (b. 1634)
• 1723 » Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (b. 1674)
• 1726 » Samuel Penhallow, English-American historian and author (b. 1665)
• 1747 » Vincent Bourne, English poet and scholar (b. 1695)
• 1748 » Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1662)
• 1774 » Johann Friedrich Agricola, German organist and composer (b. 1720)
• 1814 » Marquis de Sade, French philosopher, author, and politician (b. 1740)
• 1844 » Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (b. 1768)
• 1849 » Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (b. 1792)
• 1859 » John Brown, American abolitionist (b. 1800)

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. Elizabeth
15. Aaltje
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)
• March 8 » Regiments from Ansbach and Bayreuth, sent to support Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War, mutiny in the town of Ochsenfurt.
• June 14 » The Second Continental Congress passes the Flag Act of 1777 adopting the Stars and Stripes as the Flag of the United States.
• 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."
• September 11 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Brandywine: The British celebrate a major victory in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
• September 19 » American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga.

The temperature on December 2, 1777 was about 7.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: regen omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht.