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April 11, 1777Died on Saturday April 12, 1777
- Anna Colfs (73), Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver
- Hendrik Arentzen Lenderink op 't Winkel (69), Hengelo (G)
- Derick Sutphen (61), Burnt Mills, Bedminster Township, Somerset Co., N.J
- Elizabeth DASHWOOD (69), Raveningham, Norfolk
- Gregorius Vanhee (76), Moorslede
- Adriana Vrancken (Vrenckens, Vrencken) (66), Overpelt, België
- Ephraim Houghton (35)
- Adriana Vrancken - Vrencken (66), Overpelt
- Ambrosius Hermans, Beuningen
- Gerrit Gerrits Bakker (1)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 12, 1777 at Delpher
Born on April 12
- 1724 » Lyman Hall, American physician, clergyman, and politician, 16th Governor of Georgia († 1790)
- 1748 » Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, French botanist and author († 1836)
- 1777 » Henry Clay, American lawyer and politician, 9th United States Secretary of State († 1852)
- 1792 » John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, English soldier and politician, Lord Privy Seal († 1840)
- 1794 » Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician and engineer († 1847)
- 1796 » George N. Briggs, American lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of Massachusetts († 1861)
- 1799 » Henri Druey, Swiss lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the Swiss Confederation († 1855)
- 1801 » Joseph Lanner, Austrian composer and conductor († 1843)
- 1816 » Charles Gavan Duffy, Irish-Australian politician, 8th Premier of Victoria († 1903)
- 1823 » Alexander Ostrovsky, Russian playwright and translator († 1886)
Died on April 12
- 1687 » Ambrose Dixon, English-American soldier (b. 1619)
- 1704 » Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, French bishop and theologian (b. 1627)
- 1748 » William Kent, English architect, designed Holkham Hall and Chiswick House (b. 1685)
- 1782 » Metastasio, Italian-Austrian poet and composer (b. 1698)
- 1788 » Carlo Antonio Campioni, French-Italian composer (b. 1719)
- 1795 » Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general (b. 1710)
- 1814 » Charles Burney, English composer and historian (b. 1726)
- 1817 » Charles Messier, French astronomer and academic (b. 1730)
- 1850 » Adoniram Judson, American lexicographer and missionary (b. 1788)
- 1866 » Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, English politician, founded Fleetwood (b. 1801)
Names that were popular for boys in 1777
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Joseph
- Jans
- Jean
- Franciscus
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1777
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Jans
- Trijntje
- Neeltje
- Grietje
- Antje
- Adriana
- Elizabeth
- Aaltje
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.
- April 13 » American Revolutionary War: American forces are ambushed and defeated in the Battle of Bound Brook, New Jersey.
- 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.
- September 27 » American Revolution: Lancaster, Pennsylvania becomes the capital of the United States for one day after Congress evacuates Philadelphia.
- November 15 » American Revolutionary War: After 16 months of debate the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation.
The weather on Saturday April 12, 1777
The temperature on April 12, 1777 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by east. Weather type: omtrent helder.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI