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• Albert POOL, Kolhorn
• Abraham Boogaart, Leerdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1835)
• Ancelmus van Dijck, Hilvarenbeek
• Abel, Norg († 1836)
• Anna Vreedenberg, Amsterdam
• Abel Everts, Norg, Drenthe, Nederland († 1836)
• Abraham Boge(aa)r(t)d († 1835)
• Abraham Bogerd, Leerdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland NL
• Anna Maria DIELIS, Schoonbroek,2470,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1825)
• Aalt Huijgen, Nijkerk († 1817)

• Maria Tholdy van Nagy-Szalonta en Feketebátor (27)
• Guillielmus Coppens (53), Meire
• Anna Sophia du Plessis, b2c5d1 (26)
• Françoise LEON (51), Hanvec, 29078, Finistère, Bretagne, France
• Klaas Twisk (0), Heemskerk
• Johann Dirk KUHLMANN (68), Grossenkneten, Duitsland
• Hendrik van den Hooven (59)
• Franciscus (Ook Francois) Janssen (Ook Janssens) (84)
• Adrianus Danielsz de Jongh (61), Rotterdam, Government of Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
• Maria Josepha Francesca Lucia Mamuca della Torre (33)

• 1718 » Thomas Lewis, Irish-born American surveyor and lawyer († 1790)
• 1748 » Adamantios Korais, Greek-French philosopher and scholar († 1833)
• 1755 » Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician and theorist († 1836)
• 1759 » Mary Wollstonecraft, English philosopher, historian, and novelist († 1797)
• 1788 » Charles Robert Cockerell, English architect, archaeologist, and writer († 1863)
• 1791 » Samuel Morse, American painter and inventor, co-invented the Morse code († 1872)
• 1812 » Friedrich von Flotow, German composer († 1883)
• 1812 » William W. Snow, American lawyer and politician († 1886)
• 1820 » Herbert Spencer, English biologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and philosopher († 1903)
• 1822 » Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States († 1885)

• 1656 » Jan van Goyen, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1596)
• 1694 » John George IV, Elector of Saxony (b. 1668)
• 1695 » John Trenchard, English politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (b. 1640)
• 1702 » Jean Bart, French admiral (b. 1651)
• 1782 » William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician, Lord Steward of the Household (b. 1710)
• 1813 » Zebulon Pike, American general and explorer (b. 1779)
• 1873 » William Macready, English actor and manager (b. 1793)
• 1882 » Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and philosopher (b. 1803)
• 1893 » John Ballance, Irish-born New Zealand journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1839)
• 1896 » Henry Parkes, English-Australian businessman and politician, 7th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1815)

• 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 26 » Sybil Ludington, aged 16, rode 40 miles (64km) to alert American colonial forces to the approach of the British regular forces
• August 22 » British forces abandon the Siege of Fort Stanwix after hearing rumors of Continental Army reinforcements.
• 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.
• December 19 » American Revolutionary War: George Washington's Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

The temperature on April 27, 1777 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.