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March 11, 1777Born on Wednesday March 12, 1777
- Catharina van Buel, Oss, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1843)
- Anna Maria Engels († 1859)
- Barbara Ludovicus Allexander Michael Pluijmen, Bergen op Zoom
- Abraham Koene, Biggekerke
- Catharina Heijdek, Alphen
- Anna Maria Heuberger, Rickenbach Zwitserland, Kanton Thurgau
- Catherine Servotte, Sart Bernard, 5330, Assesse, België († 1858)
- Adrianus van der Does, Overschie († 1852)
- Anne Marie DURLIAT, Brâ©chaumont (68210, Haut-Rhin, France) († 1851)
- christiaan hindriks, schoonmerk, graafschap lippe († 1841)
Died on Wednesday March 12, 1777
- Catharina van Helden (65), middelburg (zeeland)
- Cornelia Schoolmeesters (67), Swalmen
- Grietje Jans, Veenhof, Gieten, Drenthe, Nederland
- Catharina Baele, Herzele,, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Heintje Breunissen (62), Voorthuizen
- Antonia (Maria) Mellerio (38), Amsterdam, Nederland
- Aaltje Kraaijenbrink (72), Varsseveld
- Elizabeth Johnson (77), Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut
- Eimbert Wolters Kamphuis (2)
- Hendrikje (67), Voorthuizen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 12, 1777 at Delpher
Born on March 12
- 1735 » François-Emmanuel Guignard, comte de Saint-Priest, French politician and diplomat († 1821)
- 1753 » Jean Denis, French politician, lawyer, jurist, journalist, and historian († 1827)
- 1766 » Claudius Buchanan, Scottish theologian († 1815)
- 1781 » Frederica of Baden, Queen consort to Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden († 1826)
- 1784 » William Buckland, English geologist and paleontologist; Dean of Westminster († 1856)
- 1795 » George Tyler Wood, American military officer and politician († 1858)
- 1795 » William Lyon Mackenzie, Scottish-Canadian journalist and politician, 1st Mayor of Toronto († 1861)
- 1806 » Jane Pierce, American wife of Franklin Pierce, 15th First Lady of the United States († 1863)
- 1807 » James Abbott, Indian Army officer († 1896)
- 1815 » Louis-Jules Trochu, French military leader and politician († 1896)
Died on March 12
- 1648 » Tirso de Molina, Spanish monk and poet (b. 1571)
- 1699 » Peder Griffenfeld, Danish politician (b. 1635)
- 1898 » Zachris Topelius, Finnish-Swedish journalist, historian, and author (b. 1818)
- 1916 » Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian author (b. 1830)
- 1925 » Sun Yat-sen, Chinese physician and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (b. 1866)
- 1929 » Asa Griggs Candler, American businessman and politician, 44th Mayor of Atlanta (b. 1851)
- 1935 » Mihajlo Pupin, Serbian-American physicist and chemist (b. 1858)
- 1942 » William Henry Bragg, English physicist, chemist, and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)
- 1943 » Gustav Vigeland, Norwegian sculptor (b. 1869)
- 1946 » Ferenc Szálasi, Hungarian soldier and politician, Head of State of Hungary (b. 1897)
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)
- January 2 » American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey.
- January 3 » American General George Washington defeats British General Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton.
- April 26 » Sybil Ludington, aged 16, rode 40 miles (64km) to alert American colonial forces to the approach of the British regular forces
- 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.
- September 27 » American Revolution: Lancaster, Pennsylvania becomes the capital of the United States for one day after Congress evacuates Philadelphia.
- December 16 » Virginia becomes the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation. [1]
Weather March 12, 1777
The temperature on March 12, 1777 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast by east. Weather type: omtrent helder.