About the day » Friday May 23, 1777Calender converter

• Anna Lijsebeth Wevers, Winterswijk († 1829)
• Anna Theresia Waeyaert, Zarren († 1859)
• Cornelis de Brabander, Wateringen († 1856)
• *Felipe Hernandez, Nochistlán de Mejía, Zacatecas, Mexico
• Elisabeth Louwe Koek, Zuiderbuurt, Schokland († 1814)
• Elisabeth Louwe Koek, Schokland, Flevoland, Netherlands († 1814)
• Elisabeth VERBOOMEN, Leefdaal (Bertem), Vlaams-Brabant, België
• Abraham Bloemendaal, Leiden († 1853)
• Albert Meijboom
• Elisabeth Louwen Koek, Schokland, Overijssel, Nederland († 1814)

• Aardijna Sprenkeler (32), Beekbergen,Gemeente Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
• Geertie van der Vaart (63), Maassluis
• Anna Respon (70), Roosbeek, 3370, België
• Christiaan van Osch (Os) (58), Driel
• Carolus van Es (45), Amersfoort
• Françoise LEBARON (81), Anneville-en-Saire, 50760, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
• Aagje Braber (67), Den Bommel, Zuid Holland, Nl
• Aardina Sprenkeler, Beekbergen
• Elisabeth Theresia Mampaey (5), Boom
• Alice Thaxter (79), Hingham, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten

• 1734 » Franz Mesmer, German physician and astrologer († 1815)
• 1741 » Andrea Luchesi, Italian organist and composer († 1801)
• 1789 » Franz Schlik, Austrian earl and general († 1862)
• 1790 » James Pradier, French neoclassical sculptor († 1852)
• 1790 » Jules Dumont d'Urville, French admiral and explorer († 1842)
• 1794 » Ignaz Moscheles, Czech pianist and composer († 1870)
• 1795 » Charles Barry, English architect, designed the Upper Brook Street Chapel and Halifax Town Hall († 1860)
• 1800 » Rómulo Díaz de la Vega, Mexican general and president (1855) († 1877)
• 1810 » Margaret Fuller, American journalist and critic († 1850)
• 1817 » Manuel Robles Pezuela, Unconstitutional Mexican interim president († 1862)

• 1701 » William Kidd, Scottish pirate (b. 1645)
• 1749 » Abraham ben Abraham, Polish martyr (b. 1700)
• 1752 » William Bradford, English-American printer (b. 1663)
• 1754 » John Wood, the Elder, English architect, designed The Circus and Queen Square (b. 1704)
• 1783 » James Otis, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1725)
• 1813 » Géraud Duroc, French general and diplomat (b. 1772)
• 1815 » Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg, American clergyman and botanist (b. 1753)
• 1841 » Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1765)
• 1855 » Charles Robert Malden, English lieutenant and explorer (b. 1797)
• 1857 » Augustin-Louis Cauchy, French mathematician and academic (b. 1789)

• 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.
• June 14 » The Second Continental Congress passes the Flag Act of 1777 adopting the Stars and Stripes as the Flag of the United States.
• September 19 » American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga.
• November 15 » American Revolutionary War: After 16 months of debate the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation.
• November 17 » Articles of Confederation (United States) are submitted to the states for ratification.
• December 24 » Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook.

The temperature on May 23, 1777 was about 13.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.