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Born on Sunday February 2, 1777
- Adriana Agatha Cau, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1836)
- Adriana Lambertus de Ridder, Willige Langerak (gem. Lopik, Utrecht) († 1777)
- Adriana Est, van der, Princeland Dinteloord
- Albert Dijk, Uelsen, Niedersachsen, Duitsland
- Aaltjen Timmerman, Veessen,Gemeente Heerde, Gelderland, Nederland
- Aard van Klaveren, Katwijk aan Zee
- Aaltje Ariensd Suijderent, Maasland, Midden-Delfland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje Zuiderend, Maasland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Albert Hindriksz Hoiting, Hoogkerk, gr.nld
- Albert Hindriks Hoiting, Hoogkerk († 1829)
Died on Sunday February 2, 1777
- Louis Joseph Richez (0), Beaumont (F)
- Doottje Baukes (1), Doezum
- Jannetje Dirksd De HART (5)
- Janna Marinussen Koole (36)
- Johanna van Gansewinckel (65), Mierlo, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Egge JANS (9), Obergum, Winsum, Groningen, Nederland
- Maria Francisca De Cock (29), Wakken,, West-Vlaanderen, België
- Neeltje van der Have (54)
- Petronella Reynen (73), Beerse
- Michaël Donders (42)
Born on February 2
- 1714 » Gottfried August Homilius, German organist and composer († 1785)
- 1717 » Ernst Gideon von Laudon, Austrian field marshal († 1790)
- 1754 » Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, French general and politician, Prime Minister of France († 1838)
- 1782 » Henri de Rigny, French admiral and politician, French Minister of War († 1835)
- 1786 » Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician, physicist, and astronomer († 1856)
- 1802 » Jean-Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist and academic († 1887)
- 1803 » Albert Sidney Johnston, American general († 1862)
- 1829 » Alfred Brehm, German zoologist and illustrator († 1884)
- 1829 » William Stanley, English engineer and philanthropist († 1909)
- 1841 » François-Alphonse Forel, Swiss limnologist and hydrologist († 1912)
Died on February 2
- 1704 » Guillaume de l'Hôpital, French mathematician and academic (b. 1661)
- 1712 » Martin Lister, English physician and geologist (b. 1639)
- 1714 » John Sharp, English archbishop (b. 1643)
- 1723 » Antonio Maria Valsalva, Italian anatomist and physician (b. 1666)
- 1768 » Robert Smith, English mathematician and theorist (b. 1689)
- 1769 » Pope Clement XIII (b. 1693)
- 1802 » Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip, English politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1713)
- 1804 » George Walton, American lawyer and politician, Governor of Georgia (b. 1749)
- 1831 » Vincenzo Dimech, Maltese sculptor (b. 1768)
- 1836 » Letizia Ramolino, Italian noblewoman (b. 1750)
Names that were popular for boys in 1777
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Joannes
- Willem
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Dirk
- Klaas
- John
- Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1777
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Marie
- Joanna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Trijntje
- Neeltje
- Grietje
- Antje
- Adriana
- Aaltje
- Elizabeth
- Jannetje
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)
- March 8 » Regiments from Ansbach and Bayreuth, sent to support Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War, mutiny in the town of Ochsenfurt.
- April 13 » American Revolutionary War: American forces are ambushed and defeated in the Battle of Bound Brook, New Jersey.
- August 22 » British forces abandon the Siege of Fort Stanwix after hearing rumors of Continental Army reinforcements.
- October 7 » American Revolutionary War: The Americans defeat the British in the Second Battle of Saratoga, also known as the Battle of Bemis Heights.
- December 16 » Virginia becomes the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation. [1]
- December 19 » American Revolutionary War: George Washington's Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
Weather February 2, 1777
The temperature on February 2, 1777 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: betrokken.