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• Antonie Gruijthuijsen, Eindhoven. Noord-Brabant. Nederland († 1838)
• Cornelius Maria BROUWERS, Poppel († 1855)
• Arnoldus Kaskes, Krommenie († 1829)
• Adriaantje Karon, dirksland (goeree overflakkee) († 1828)
• Cornelius Brouwers, Poppel († 1855)
• Arnoldus WIENTJENS, Oploo, Sint Anthonis en Ledeacker
• Abraham Roose, Oostkapelle, Zeeland, Nederland († 1818)
• Angelina Meersman, Bazel († 1855)
• Alice Loomis, Thompson, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America († 1857)
• Anna Verzijl, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• Cornelius Vetsuypens (44), Gooik, Belgie
• Elizabeth DUNCOMBE (65)
• Arij van Velsen (82), Wassenaar
• Cornelis Cornelisse (Boersen, de Boer), Harderwijk
• Arij van Vels(z)en (82)
• Arij van Velsen (82), Wassenaar
• Dorentje Dorothee Kranendonk, 's-Gravendeel, 3295, Nederland
• Adriaantje Munter (65), Dubbeldam
• Catharina Schrijvers, Lent, Gelderland, Nederland
• Arie Tijsse van Velsen (82), Wassenaar

• 1782 » Martin Van Buren, American lawyer and politician, 8th President of the United States († 1862)
• 1784 » George Shepherd, English illustrator and painter († 1862)
• 1803 » Fyodor Tyutchev, Russian poet and diplomat († 1873)
• 1820 » Afanasy Fet, Russian poet and author († 1892)
• 1822 » Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American philosopher and academic, co-founded Radcliffe College († 1907)
• 1829 » Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French-Canadian lawyer and politician, 4th Premier of Quebec († 1908)
• 1830 » Christina Rossetti, English poet and author († 1894)
• 1839 » George Armstrong Custer, American general († 1876)
• 1841 » Marcus Daly, Irish-American businessman († 1900)
• 1849 » Eduard Seler, German anthropologist, ethnohistorian, linguist, and academic († 1922)

• 1663 » Severo Bonini, Italian organist and composer (b. 1582)
• 1749 » Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye, Canadian commander and explorer (b. 1685)
• 1758 » Johann Friedrich Fasch, German violinist and composer (b. 1688)
• 1770 » James Stirling, Scottish mathematician and surveyor (b. 1692)
• 1784 » Phillis Wheatley, Senegal-born slave, later American poet (b. 1753)
• 1791 » Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer and musician (b. 1756)
• 1819 » Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, German poet and lawyer (b. 1750)
• 1870 » Alexandre Dumas, French novelist and playwright (b. 1802)
• 1887 » Eliza R. Snow, American poet and songwriter (b. 1804)
• 1891 » Pedro II of Brazil (b. 1825)

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)
• June 14 » The Second Continental Congress passes the Flag Act of 1777 adopting the Stars and Stripes as the Flag of the United States.
• August 6 » American Revolutionary War: The bloody Battle of Oriskany prevents American relief of the Siege of Fort Stanwix.
• September 11 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Brandywine: The British celebrate a major victory in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
• October 17 » American Revolutionary War: British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army at Saratoga, New York.
• October 22 » American Revolutionary War: American defenders of Fort Mercer on the Delaware River repulse repeated Hessian attacks in the Battle of Red Bank.
• December 19 » American Revolutionary War: George Washington's Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

The temperature on December 5, 1777 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht.