Historical Events
- Jan 3 General George Washington's revolutionary army defeats British forces at Battle of Princeton, New Jersey
- Jul 8 Independent Vermont introduces a new constitution, prohibiting slavery
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Did You Know?Flag of the United States flown in battle for the 1st time at Cooch's Bridge, Delaware, a skirmish during American Revolutionary War
On September 3, 1777
Dred Scott
Henry Clay
Carl Friedrich Gauss
Hans Christian ØrstedFamous People in 1777
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWorld Leaders in 1777
Frederick North
Frederick the Great
Louis XVI
Famous Weddings
- Jun 15 American seamstress Betsy Ross (25) weds (for the 2nd time) mariner Joseph Ashburn
- Oct 25 Governor of Virginia Patrick Henry (41) weds second wife Dorothea Dandridge
Famous People Who Died in 1777
- Jan 1 Emanuele Barbella, Neapolitan composer, dies at 58
- Jan 10 Spranger Barry, Irish Shakespearean actor, dies at 57
- Jan 12 Hugh Mercer, Scottish military officer (fought in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War), dies of his wounds at the Battle of Princeton at 50
- Feb 9 Seth Pomeroy, American gunsmith and soldier (b. 1706)
- Feb 24 Joseph, King of Portugal (1750-77), dies at 62
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