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Born on Monday February 24, 1777
- Anna Catharina Maes, Olmen, België († 1852)
- Brechtje Agatha Alewijn, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1853)
- Augustine Jeanne Amélie Marie Joseph Ferdinand de Bavière Grosberg, Paris († 1867)
- Brechje Agatha ALEWIJN, Amsterdam († 1853)
- Anna Regina Droesbeke, Beerlegem
- Anna Maria Elisabeth Van Baelen, Balen, 2490, België († 1848)
- Anna Barbara Jonas, Wiesloch, Heidelberg, Baden, Germany († 1778)
- Catharina Janssen, Grubbenvorst († 1835)
- Amelberga Boodts, Rupelmonde, Kruibeke, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Anna Margarita Schrijnemakers, Grevenbicht
Died on Monday February 24, 1777
- Agnes Hillen (0)
- Barend Janszoon HAVERKAMP (82), Huizen (Noord-Holland)
- Anna Christina Schneider (37), New Hanover, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
- Augustinus "Peter" de Rooij (53), Tilburg
- Augustinus de Rooij (53), Tilburg
- Amable Lalonde (22), Vaudreuil, Nord, Haiti
- Catharina Maartense van Son (58), Waspik, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Augustinus de Rooij de ROIJ (53), Tilburg,,Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Bernardina Plumioen (70), Sint Gillis-Waas
- Augustinus Peter de Roij (53), Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 24, 1777 at Delpher
Born on February 24
- 1723 » John Burgoyne, English general and politician († 1792)
- 1736 » Charles Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach († 1806)
- 1743 » Joseph Banks, English botanist and explorer († 1820)
- 1762 » Charles Frederick Horn, German-English composer and educator († 1830)
- 1767 » Rama II of Siam († 1824)
- 1774 » Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge († 1850)
- 1786 » Martin W. Bates, American lawyer and politician († 1869)
- 1786 » Wilhelm Grimm, German anthropologist, author, and academic († 1859)
- 1788 » Johan Christian Dahl, Norwegian-German painter († 1857)
- 1827 » Lydia Becker, English-French activist († 1890)
Died on February 24
- 1714 » Edmund Andros, English courtier and politician, 4th Colonial Governor of New York (b. 1637)
- 1721 » John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English poet and politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1648)
- 1732 » Francis Charteris, Scottish soldier (b. 1675)
- 1777 » Joseph I of Portugal (b. 1714)
- 1785 » Carlo Buonaparte, Corsican lawyer and politician (b. 1746)
- 1799 » Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, German physicist and academic (b. 1742)
- 1810 » Henry Cavendish, French-English physicist and chemist (b. 1731)
- 1812 » Étienne-Louis Malus, French physicist and mathematician (b. 1775)
- 1815 » Robert Fulton, American engineer (b. 1765)
- 1825 » Thomas Bowdler, English physician and philanthropist (b. 1754)
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
- Elizabeth
- Aaltje
- 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 27 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Ridgefield: A British invasion force engages and defeats Continental Army regulars and militia irregulars at Ridgefield, Connecticut.
- 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.
- July 7 » American forces retreating from Fort Ticonderoga are defeated in the Battle of Hubbardton.
- 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.
- October 17 » American Revolutionary War: British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army at Saratoga, New York.
Weather February 24, 1777
The temperature on February 24, 1777 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken.