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May 13, 1777Born on Wednesday May 14, 1777
- Bonaventurus de Rechter, de Clinge, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Arendina Grootenboer, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1853)
- Benjamin Crandall († 1798)
- Christianus Van den Berg, Holland,,Netherlands
- Anne Beauclerk
- Claas Jans Bijman, Eenrum, Groningen, Nederland
- Bonaventure de Rechter, Clinge, Nederland
- Antonius Fonteyne, Lapscheure, West-Vlaanderen, België († 1835)
- Anna Gertrude Reiners
- Anna Catharina Nijs, Werchter († 1836)
Died on Wednesday May 14, 1777
- Arnoldus Cornelius van Berkel (0), Ravenstein,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Jannigje van LOPIK, Giessendam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Françoise DESROCHES (80), Néons-sur-Creuse, 36220, France
- Jeanne BOURMAUD (65), Commequiers, 85220, France
- Leentje Johannes Jellema (77), Akkerwoude
- Elisabeth Apeldoorn (43), Harderwijk
- Joanna Coopmans (72), Blerick
- Joannes Theodorus Frencken (1), Guttecoven (Sittard-Geleen), Limburg, Nederland
- Johann Jacob Schott (61), Tupehocken, Berks County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
- Anna Hamers (0), Loon op Zand
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 14, 1777 at Delpher
Born on May 14
- 1737 » George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, Irish-English politician and diplomat, Governor of Grenada († 1806)
- 1752 » Albrecht Thaer, German agronomist and author († 1828)
- 1752 » Timothy Dwight IV, American minister, theologian, and academic († 1817)
- 1761 » Samuel Dexter, American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Secretary of War, 3rd United States Secretary of the Treasury († 1816)
- 1771 » Robert Owen, Welsh businessman and social reformer († 1858)
- 1771 » Thomas Wedgwood, English photographer († 1805)
- 1781 » Friedrich Ludwig Georg von Raumer, German historian and academic († 1873)
- 1794 » Fanny Imlay, daughter of British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft († 1816)
- 1814 » Charles Beyer, German-English engineer, co-founded Beyer, Peacock and Company († 1876)
- 1817 » Alexander Kaufmann, German poet and educator († 1893)
Died on May 14
- 1667 » Georges de Scudéry, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1601)
- 1688 » Antoine Furetière, French scholar, lexicographer, and author (b. 1619)
- 1754 » Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French playwright and producer (b. 1692)
- 1761 » Thomas Simpson, English mathematician and academic (b. 1710)
- 1847 » Fanny Mendelssohn, German pianist and composer (b. 1805)
- 1860 » Ludwig Bechstein, German author (b. 1801)
- 1873 » Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician and author (b. 1797)
- 1878 » Ōkubo Toshimichi, Japanese samurai and politician (b. 1830)
- 1881 » Mary Seacole, Jamaican-English nurse and author (b. 1805)
- 1889 » Volney Howard, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1809)
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)
- 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 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 16 » Virginia becomes the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation. [1]
- December 19 » American Revolutionary War: George Washington's Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
Weather May 14, 1777
The temperature on May 14, 1777 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken.