Important Events in 1777
- 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
Carl Friedrich Gauss
Dred Scott
Hans Christian Ørsted
Henry ClayFamous People in 1777
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Classical Musician and Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWorld Leaders in 1777
- Frederick North
British Prime Minister - Frederick the Great
King of Prussia - Louis XVI
King of France
Frederick North
Frederick the Great
Louis XVIFamous Weddings in 1777
- Jun 15 First American flag seamstress Betsy Ross (25) weds 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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