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• Anna Francisca REGOUDT, Blankenberge, West-Vlaanderen, België
• Aaron DARLING, Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, Verenigde Staten († 1865)
• Alieda Tjerks, Amsterdam
• Albartus Harmsen, Voorst (Ge), Gelderland, Nederland
• Albert Jans BAST, Wanneperveen
• Ann TED
• Aaltje Altje Zwaneveld, Scharmer gem. Slochteren, Netherlands († 1815)
• Aart de With, Heijkoop († 1857)
• Aaltje Wouters, Horst, Ermelo, Gelderland, Nederland
• Adrianus Zuidgeest, Vlaardingen († 1858)

• Daniël Marcusz Vreeswijk (66), Mélun
• Bart WILLEMSE (30)
• Abraham Erberfelt (79), Rotterdam
• Hinke Doekes (81), Bergum
• Abraham van Erberfeldt (79), Rotterdam
• Hendrik Vrijheer van Falkenberg van Trystorp (55), Linköping, Östergötland, Zweden
• Abraham van Erberfeld (80), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Geesje Hendriks van Rein
• Catharina Magdalena GLANDORFF (77), Heilbronn, Deutschland
• Abraham Jacobsz Ervervelt (79), Rotterdam

• 1741 » Henri-Joseph Rigel, German-French composer († 1799)
• 1748 » Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet, English admiral and politician, Commodore Governor of Newfoundland († 1817)
• 1763 » Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden († 1830)
• 1769 » George W. Campbell, Scottish-American lawyer and politician, 5th United States Secretary of the Treasury († 1848)
• 1773 » William Henry Harrison, American general and politician, 9th President of the United States († 1841)
• 1775 » Farkas Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician and academic († 1856)
• 1781 » Johann Baptist von Spix, German biologist and explorer († 1826)
• 1783 » Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet and translator († 1852)
• 1789 » Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, German engineer, invented Gabelsberger shorthand († 1849)
• 1800 » Hyrum Smith, American religious leader († 1844)

• 1670 » Frederick III of Denmark (b. 1609)
• 1675 » Gerrit Dou, Dutch painter (b. 1613)
• 1709 » François Louis, Prince of Conti (b. 1664)
• 1777 » Seth Pomeroy, American general and gunsmith (b. 1706)
• 1803 » Jean François de Saint-Lambert, French soldier, poet, and philosopher (b. 1716)
• 1857 » Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet and translator (b. 1798)
• 1874 » Jules Michelet, French historian, philosopher, and academic (b. 1798)
• 1881 » Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and philosopher (b. 1821)
• 1891 » Johan Jongkind, Dutch painter (b. 1819)
• 1903 » Charles Gavan Duffy, Irish-Australian politician, 8th Premier of Victoria (b. 1816)

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)
• 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."
• 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.
• October 17 » American Revolutionary War: British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army at Saratoga, New York.
• November 15 » American Revolutionary War: After 16 months of debate the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation.
• November 29 » San Jose, California, is founded as Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe by José Joaquín Moraga. It is the first civilian settlement, or pueblo, in Alta California.

The temperature on February 9, 1777 was about -2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast by east. Weather type: betrokken.