About the day » Sunday May 18, 1777Calender converter

• Aaltjen FUCHTEN, Dinxperlo, Gelderland, NEDERLAND
• AARDJE HARMENS, Nijkerk
• "Leendert" Hendriksz Tamboer, Dirksland
• Ambrosius Vandewiele, Wingene,8750,West-Vlaanderen,België († 1825)
• Anje Ebels, Nieuwolda, Oldambt, Groningen, Nederland († 1862)
• Abram Ruene, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1799)
• Aaltje Hendriks Heinen, Bunschoten
• (Jan) Pieter Van Eijs, Guttecoven,, Limburg, Nederland († 1866)
• Aaltje Heijne, Nederlands-hervormd Gebeurtenisplaats Bunschoten
• Aaltje HEIJNEN, Bunschoten, 5388, Utrecht, Nederland († 1850)

• Geertjen Theunis de Boer (5)
• Eva Hiskes Mennersing (91), Onstwedde
• Elizabeth Nekerwis (27)
• Brigitta Meersman (2), Temse
• Jan Ravesloot (0), Woudenberg,, Utrecht, Nederland
• Barbara Puttaert (67), Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle
• Arnoldus Abeleven (35), Amsterdam
• Dominicus van Broekhoven (56), Oosterhout
• Arnoldus mr. Abeleven (35), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland NL
• Grietje Eijts (73), Ureterp

• 1711 » Roger Joseph Boscovich, Ragusan physicist, astronomer, and mathematician († 1787)
• 1777 » John George Children, English chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist († 1852)
• 1778 » Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, Irish soldier and diplomat, British Ambassador to Austria († 1854)
• 1785 » John Wilson, Scottish author and critic († 1854)
• 1797 » Frederick Augustus II of Saxony († 1854)
• 1822 » Mathew Brady, American photographer and journalist († 1896)
• 1835 » Charles N. Sims, American Methodist preacher and 3rd chancellor of Syracuse University († 1908)
• 1850 » Oliver Heaviside, English engineer, mathematician, and physicist († 1925)
• 1851 » James Budd, American lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of California († 1908)
• 1852 » Gertrude Käsebier, American photographer († 1934)

• 1721 » Maria Barbara Carillo, victim of the Spanish Inquisition (b.1625)
• 1733 » Georg Böhm, German organist and composer (b. 1761)
• 1780 » Charles Hardy, English-American admiral and politician, 29th Colonial Governor of New York (b. 1714)
• 1781 » Túpac Amaru II, Peruvian-Indian rebel leader (b. 1742)
• 1792 » Levy Solomons, Canadian merchant and fur trader (b. 1730)
• 1795 » Robert Rogers, English colonel (b. 1731)
• 1799 » Pierre Beaumarchais, French playwright and publisher (b. 1732)
• 1800 » Alexander Suvorov, Russian general (b. 1729)
• 1807 » John Douglas, Scottish bishop and scholar (b. 1721)
• 1808 » Elijah Craig, American minister, inventor, and educator, invented Bourbon whiskey (b. 1738)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Joannes
7. Willem
8. Jacob
9. Gerrit
10. Petrus
11. Jacobus
12. Jean
13. Dirk
14. Klaas
15. John
16. Adrianus

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Marie
5. Joanna
6. Catharina
7. Elisabeth
8. Cornelia
9. Trijntje
10. Neeltje
11. Grietje
12. Antje
13. Adriana
14. Aaltje
15. Elizabeth
16. Jannetje

• 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 26 » Sybil Ludington, aged 16, rode 40 miles (64km) to alert American colonial forces to the approach of the British regular forces
• 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.
• September 3 » American Revolutionary War: During the Battle of Cooch's Bridge, the Flag of the United States is flown in battle for the first time.
• October 22 » American Revolutionary War: American defenders of Fort Mercer on the Delaware River repulse repeated Hessian attacks in the Battle of Red Bank.
• December 19 » American Revolutionary War: George Washington's Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

The temperature on May 18, 1777 was about 11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.