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March 1, 1777Born on Sunday March 2, 1777
- Abram Christoffelsz. Vileers, Delft († 1837)
- Adriaantje van Renswoude, Woudenberg,, Utrecht, Nederland
- Aagje Willemsdr Langedam, Hazerswoude († 1817)
- Adriana Henneman, Heemskerk († 1869)
- Abraham Vieleers, Delft, ZH, Nederland
- Aaltjen Jans Scholten, Hoogeveen († 1835)
- Aard de Gans, Bodegraven, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Abram Lodder, Ooltgensplaat, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Abram Lodder, Ooltgensplaat, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aagje Willemsdr Langendam, Hazerswoude, 2391, Nederland († 1817)
Died on Sunday March 2, 1777
- Arend Seinhorst (86), Gendringen
- Anders Larsen (77), Sjælsmark, Blovstrød
- Arend ter Beest (Seinhorst) (86), gendringen
- Hilligje Willems van Barneveld (4), Amerongen
- Ariaantje Aalberts van Renswoude (7), Woudenberg
- Arent te Beest, Seinhorst (na 1750) (86), Gendringen, Gr.-Breedenbroek
- Isidoor Verraes (50), Wervik (West-Vlaanderen, België)
- Jan CLOUET, Muel, 35290, France
- Guurtje Been (31), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Gillis Frans Smet (47), Tielrode (Oost-Vlaanderen, België)
Born on March 2
- 1740 » Nicholas Pocock, English naval painter (d.1821)
- 1760 » Camille Desmoulins, French journalist and politician († 1794)
- 1769 » DeWitt Clinton, American lawyer and politician, 6th Governor of New York († 1828)
- 1770 » Louis-Gabriel Suchet, French general († 1826)
- 1779 » Joel Roberts Poinsett, American physician and politician, 15th United States Secretary of War († 1851)
- 1793 » Sam Houston, American soldier and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Texas († 1863)
- 1800 » Yevgeny Baratynsky, Russian-Italian poet and philosopher († 1844)
- 1810 » Pope Leo XIII († 1903)
- 1816 » Alexander Bullock, American lawyer and politician, 26th Governor of Massachusetts († 1882)
- 1817 » János Arany, Hungarian journalist and poet († 1882)
Died on March 2
- 1729 » Francesco Bianchini, Italian astronomer and philosopher (b. 1662)
- 1755 » Louis de Rouvroy, French duke and diplomat (b. 1675)
- 1791 » John Wesley, English cleric and theologian (b. 1703)
- 1793 » Carl Gustaf Pilo, Swedish-Danish painter and academic (b. 1711)
- 1797 » Horace Walpole, English historian and politician (b. 1717)
- 1829 » Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, Mexican revolutionary (b. ca. 1773)
- 1830 » Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring, German physician, anatomist, and anthropologist (b. 1755)
- 1835 » Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1768)
- 1840 » Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, German physician and astronomer (b. 1758)
- 1855 » Nicholas I, Russian emperor (b. 1796)
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)
- 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.
- 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.
- August 6 » American Revolutionary War: The bloody Battle of Oriskany prevents American relief of the Siege of Fort Stanwix.
- 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]
Weather March 2, 1777
The temperature on March 2, 1777 was about 3.0 °C. Weather type: betrokken mist.