About the day » Wednesday February 12, 1777Calender converter

• Aleyda Onstenk
• Angelina Lauwaerts, parochie Sint-Gengulphus, Oosterzele, Oost-Vlaanderen, België († 1818)
• Albertina Dreves, Coevorden, Drenthe, Nederland
• Ann Marsh, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
• Boele Geerts Boeles, Onstwedde, Groningen, Netherlands († 1845)
• Arie Janmaat, Waddinxveen († 1847)
• Christina Bieseman, Duistervoorde, Gelderland, Nederland († 1834)
• Anna Gesina Borgmann, Düneburg, Haren (Ems), Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
• Aleijda Onstein, Baak (Steenderen)
• Abraham van Esseveld, Gorinchem, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1837)

• Aafje de Jong (33), Noordwijk
• Elisabetha Verhoeven (40), Udenhout
• Elisabeth Verhoeven (40), Udenhout
• Elisabetha Verhoeven (40), Udenhout
• Aafje Maartensdr de Jong (33), Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Dirk Leendertsz van Tol, Heenvliet, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Willemsdr Rietvink (57), Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Verstraeten
• dirk tol (41), heenvliet (zuid holland)
• Elizabeth Judocus Verhoeven (41), Udenhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1761 » Jan Ladislav Dussek, Czech pianist and composer († 1812)
• 1768 » Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor († 1835)
• 1775 » Louisa Adams, English-American wife of John Quincy Adams, 6th First Lady of the United States († 1852)
• 1777 » Bernard Courtois, French chemist and academic († 1838)
• 1777 » Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, German author and poet († 1843)
• 1785 » Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist and chemist († 1838)
• 1787 » Norbert Provencher, Canadian bishop and missionary († 1853)
• 1788 » Carl Reichenbach, German chemist and philosopher († 1869)
• 1791 » Peter Cooper, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Cooper Union († 1883)
• 1794 » Alexander Petrov, Russian chess player and composer († 1867)

• 1713 » Jahandar Shah, Mughal emperor (b. 1664)
• 1728 » Agostino Steffani, Italian priest and composer (b. 1653)
• 1763 » Pierre de Marivaux, French author and playwright (b. 1688)
• 1771 » Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (b. 1710)
• 1789 » Ethan Allen, American farmer, general, and politician (b. 1738)
• 1799 » Lazzaro Spallanzani, Italian biologist and physiologist (b. 1729)
• 1804 » Immanuel Kant, German anthropologist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1724)
• 1834 » Friedrich Schleiermacher, German philosopher and scholar (b. 1768)
• 1886 » Randolph Caldecott, English-American painter and illustrator (b. 1846)
• 1894 » Hans von Bülow, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1830)

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 3 » American General George Washington defeats British General Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton.
• 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."
• August 22 » British forces abandon the Siege of Fort Stanwix after hearing rumors of Continental Army reinforcements.
• September 19 » American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga.
• December 17 » American Revolution: France formally recognizes the United States.
• December 24 » Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook.

The temperature on February 12, 1777 was about 0.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast by east. Weather type: betrokken sneeuw.