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• Rosegaarde, Ambt Doetinchem († 1840)
• Aafke Reinders Poel, Noordwolde, Groningen, Netherlands
• Albert Diemers de Boer, Rottevalle († 1857)
• Aaltien Jans Bolt, Jukwerd gemeente Appingedam Groningen
• Geerts Bernardus, Ulicoten, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Albert Arents Schonewille, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, The Netherlands († 1778)
• Angenita (Anna Margaretha) Krajenbrink, Gendringen
• Anna Elisabeth Röntsch, Großröhrsdorf
• Abram "Bastiaansz" Noordzij, Poortugaal, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1818)
• Aagjeklaasdr de Groot,, Beemster, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 1806)

• Claes Teengs (71)
• Adrianus Laurensz ANDEWEG (4)
• Andreas Swelsen (73), Meerssen,, Limburg, Nederland
• Jeanne Marie THEYS, Lasne, 25119, Brabant Wallon, Belgique
• Grietjen Hendriks van Dijk (13)
• Catharina Daemen Daenen Doemen (67), Merkelbeek
• Derk Jan Ruesink, De Heurne, Gelderland, Nederland
• Gerrit Jonker, Groet, Nederland
• Haro Caspar Von Inn- Und Kniphausen (1)
• Foike (Phocas) (0)

• 1752 » John Brooks, American soldier and politician, 11th Governor of Massachusetts († 1825)
• 1757 » Manuel Tolsá, Spanish sculptor and first director of the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico City († 1816)
• 1767 » Tyagaraja, Indian composer († 1847)
• 1770 » François Gérard, French painter († 1837)
• 1772 » Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, German publisher († 1823)
• 1796 » Horace Mann, American educator and politician († 1859)
• 1796 » William H. Prescott, American historian and scholar († 1859)
• 1796 » William Pennington, American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of New Jersey, 23rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives († 1862)
• 1820 » John Whiteaker, American soldier, judge, and politician, 1st Governor of Oregon († 1902)
• 1820 » Julia Gardiner Tyler, American wife of John Tyler, 11th First Lady of the United States († 1889)

• 1729 » Louis Antoine de Noailles, French cardinal (b. 1651)
• 1734 » James Thornhill, English painter and politician (b. 1675)
• 1737 » Eustace Budgell, English journalist and politician (b. 1686)
• 1774 » Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick, Prussian nobleman (b. 1714)
• 1776 » Jacques Saly, French painter and sculptor (b. 1717)
• 1790 » Matthew Tilghman, American politician (b. 1718)
• 1799 » Tipu, ruler of Mysore (b. 1750)
• 1811 » Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general (b. 1776)
• 1816 » Samuel Dexter, American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Secretary of War, 3rd United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1761)
• 1824 » Joseph Joubert, French author (b. 1754)

• 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)
• March 8 » Regiments from Ansbach and Bayreuth, sent to support Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War, mutiny in the town of Ochsenfurt.
• July 31 » The U.S. Second Continental Congress passes a resolution that the services of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette "be accepted, and that, in consideration of his zeal, illustrious family and connexions, he have the rank and commission of major-general of the United States."
• August 22 » British forces abandon the Siege of Fort Stanwix after hearing rumors of Continental Army reinforcements.
• September 26 » American Revolution: British troops occupy Philadelphia.
• October 4 » American Revolutionary War: Troops under George Washington are repelled by British troops under William Howe.
• December 24 » Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook.

The temperature on May 4, 1777 was about 12.0 °C. There was 66 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht.