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• Catharina Pijpers, Delft, South Holland, Netherlands
• Anna Margarita STAES, Dessel, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium († 1785)
• Andreas Allaert, Brugge, 8000, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium († 1864)
• Arnoldus Leemans, Oerle († 1850)
• Adriana Kagenaar, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1808)
• Adriana Kagenaar, Maassluis, Nederland († 1807)
• Dirk VAN DER PLAS, Delfshaven
• Dirk Hugo van der Plas, Delfshaven
• Cornelis Per Joossen, Axel
• Dionijsius Carduck, Schinnen

• Claasje van der Swet (42), Stompwijk
• Claasje Willems (42)
• Cornelis Dijkzeul (3), Spaarnwoude, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Arij Bastiaensz. Noordermeer (85), Nootdorp
• Goossen Zweverinck, Vorden, Gelderland, The Netherlands
• Arie Noordermeer (48), Nootdorp
• Frans van Eeden (50), Noordwijk
• Arnold Sondorp (20), Amsterdam (get, doop)
• Barend Steffens (43), Middelburg (Zld.)
• Francois Jean Parent (59), Beauport, Québec, Quebec, Canada

• 1738 » Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, French physician († 1814)
• 1759 » William Pitt the Younger, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1806)
• 1763 » Manuel Alberti, Argentinian priest and journalist († 1811)
• 1764 » Edward Livingston, American jurist and politician, 11th United States Secretary of State († 1836)
• 1779 » Thomas Moore, Irish poet and composer († 1852)
• 1807 » Louis Agassiz, Swiss-American paleontologist and geologist († 1873)
• 1818 » P. G. T. Beauregard, American general († 1893)
• 1836 » Alexander Mitscherlich, German chemist and academic († 1918)
• 1836 » Friedrich Baumfelder, German pianist, composer, and conductor († 1916)
• 1837 » George Ashlin, Irish architect, co-designed St Colman's Cathedral († 1921)

• 1747 » Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French author (b. 1715)
• 1750 » Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (b. 1720)
• 1787 » Leopold Mozart, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1719)
• 1805 » Luigi Boccherini, Italian cellist and composer (b. 1743)
• 1808 » Richard Hurd, English bishop (b. 1720)
• 1811 » Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for War (b. 1742)
• 1831 » William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk, Scottish-English admiral (b. 1756)
• 1843 » Noah Webster, American lexicographer (b. 1758)
• 1849 » Anne Brontë, English novelist and poet (b. 1820)
• 1864 » Simion Bărnuțiu, Romanian historian and politician (b. 1808)

• 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
• July 7 » American forces retreating from Fort Ticonderoga are defeated in the Battle of Hubbardton.
• August 6 » American Revolutionary War: The bloody Battle of Oriskany prevents American relief of the Siege of Fort Stanwix.
• 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.

The temperature on May 28, 1777 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east by north. Weather type: betrokken regen.