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December 27, 1777 
December 25, 1777
Died on Friday December 26, 1777
- Hitlje Claasen Vollenhoven
- Catherine Sarah "Kate" King **** (77), Bertie,North Carolina, Verenigde Staten
- Jaepje Cornelisdr Dirkswager (80), Hillegersberg
- Adraentje Sijmons de WITTE (51), Westkapelle, Zeeland, 4423, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Eva Lodiers (Laddiers, Laudiers) (38)
- Cecile Catherine CASTELEYN (Castelin Castelain) (0), Brugge
- Eva Lodirs (38)
- Antje Been (0), Aalsmeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Henrica BREUNISSEN (50), Bemmel,, Gelderland, Nederland
- Jaapje Cornelisdr Dirkswager (80), Hillegersberg, Bergschenhoek, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 26, 1777 at Delpher
Born on December 26
- 1737 » Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld († 1815)
- 1751 » Clemens Maria Hofbauer, Austrian priest, missionary, and saint († 1820)
- 1751 » Lord George Gordon, English lieutenant and politician († 1793)
- 1769 » Ernst Moritz Arndt, German writer and poet († 1860)
- 1780 » Mary Somerville, Scottish mathematician, astronomer, and author († 1872)
- 1782 » Philaret Drozdov, Russian metropolitan and saint († 1867)
- 1785 » Étienne Constantin de Gerlache, Belgian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Belgium († 1871)
- 1791 » Charles Babbage, English mathematician and engineer, invented the Difference engine († 1871)
- 1803 » Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald, Estonian physician and author († 1882)
- 1819 » E. D. E. N. Southworth, American author and educator († 1899)
Died on December 26
- 1646 » Henri de Bourbon, prince of Condé (b. 1588)
- 1731 » Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French author (b. 1672)
- 1771 » Claude Adrien Helvétius, French philosopher and activist (b. 1715)
- 1780 » John Fothergill, English physician and botanist (b. 1712)
- 1784 » Seth Warner, American colonel (b. 1743)
- 1786 » Gasparo Gozzi, Italian playwright and critic (b. 1713)
- 1863 » Francis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont, Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone (b. 1775)
- 1869 » Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille, French physician and physiologist (b. 1797)
- 1890 » Heinrich Schliemann, German-Italian archaeologist and author (b. 1822)
- 1909 » Frederic Remington, American painter and illustrator (b. 1861)
Names that were popular for boys in 1777
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Joseph
- Jans
- Jean
- Franciscus
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1777
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Jans
- Trijntje
- Neeltje
- Grietje
- Antje
- Adriana
- Elizabeth
- Aaltje
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.
- 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.
- August 6 » American Revolutionary War: The bloody Battle of Oriskany prevents American relief of the Siege of Fort Stanwix.
- 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.
- September 11 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Brandywine: The British celebrate a major victory in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
- September 26 » American Revolution: British troops occupy Philadelphia.
The weather on Friday December 26, 1777
The temperature on December 26, 1777 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by east. Weather type: betrokken.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI