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March 16, 1777Born on Monday March 17, 1777
- Catharina Stoep, Bergen op Zoom, NL († 1845)
- Christoph STENDERT, Castrop (Noordrijn-Westfalen) Duitsland († 1837)
- Catharina Stoef, Bergen op Zoom († 1845)
- Abraham David Ketellapper, Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands († 1827)
- Catharina Schalkwijk, Voorburg († 1860)
- Arnoldina van Oenen, Steenwijk († 1858)
- Catharina Stoep, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1845)
- Anna Maria Staal, Stoppeldijk († 1847)
- Catharina Verbraeck, Essen, Antwerpen, België († 1840)
- Christoph STENDER, Gestrop, Germany († 1837)
Died on Monday March 17, 1777
- Agnes Coolen, Geulle
- Cornelia Hartink (70), Stavenisse
- Aaltje (Aeltjen Ale) ten Pathuis (ten Pathuys) (74), Schoonebeek, Nederland
- Dingena Willems Luijsterborgh (65), Nispen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Cornelis Cornelisdr Hartink (69), Stavenisse, ZL, NL
- Edward HOUGHTON
- Elisabetha (Lijsbeth) Arisdr Davids van der Zon (60), Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Goutje Pieters Boekee (57), Katwijk
- anneken van hattem (69)
- Cornelia HartinG (70), Stavenisse Zl
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 17, 1777 at Delpher
Born on March 17
- 1725 » Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-American general and politician († 1806)
- 1777 » Patrick Brontë, Irish-English priest and author († 1861)
- 1777 » Roger B. Taney, American politician and jurist, 5th Chief Justice of the United States († 1864)
- 1780 » Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister, economist, and educator († 1847)
- 1781 » Ebenezer Elliott, English poet and educator († 1849)
- 1804 » Jim Bridger, American fur trader and explorer († 1881)
- 1806 » Norbert Rillieux, African American inventor and chemical engineer († 1894)
- 1820 » Jean Ingelow, English poet and author († 1897)
- 1834 » Gottlieb Daimler, German engineer and businessman, co-founded Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft († 1900)
- 1839 » Josef Rheinberger, Liechtensteiner-German organist and composer († 1901)
Died on March 17
- 1704 » Menno van Coehoorn, Dutch soldier and engineer (b. 1641)
- 1715 » Gilbert Burnet, Scottish bishop and historian (b. 1643)
- 1741 » Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet and playwright (b. 1671)
- 1764 » George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, English astronomer and politician (b. 1695)
- 1782 » Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1700)
- 1828 » James Edward Smith, English botanist and entomologist (b. 1759)
- 1829 » Sophia Albertina, princess-abbess of Quedlinburg (b. 1753)
- 1830 » Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French general and politician (b. 1764)
- 1846 » Friedrich Bessel, German astronomer, mathematician, and physicist (b. 1784)
- 1849 » William II, Dutch sovereign prince and king (b. 1792)
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 3 » American General George Washington defeats British General Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton.
- 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.
- 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.
- December 16 » Virginia becomes the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation. [1]
- December 24 » Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook.
Weather March 17, 1777
The temperature on March 17, 1777 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: zeer betrokken.