What happened in 1777?
95 recorded events in 1777, including 33 in wars & conflicts, 31 in people and 13 in architecture & engineering.
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Wars & Conflicts 33
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Battles of Saratoga
1777 major turning point of the American Revolutionary War
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Battle of Princeton
Battle in the American independence War
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Battle of Brandywine
1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War
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Battle of Germantown
October 1777 battle during the American Revolutionary War
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Battle of Bennington
1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War
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Battle of Oriskany
1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War
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Battle of the Assunpink Creek
1777 battle between American and British troops
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Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
1777 siege
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Battle of Short Hills
1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War
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Battle of Bound Brook
1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War
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Battle of Hubbardton
1777 battle
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Battle of Paoli
1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War in Pennsylvania
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Battle of White Marsh
1777 American Revolutionary War battle
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Battle of Fort Anne
1777 battle
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Battle of Staten Island
1777 Part of the American Revolutionary War
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Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery
1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War
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Siege of Fort Stanwix
1777 siege of American Revolutionary War
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Battle of Cooch's Bridge
1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War
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Battle of Ridgefield
1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War
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Battle of Red Bank
1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War in New Jersey
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Siege of Fort Mifflin
1777 military action in the American Revolutionary War
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Battle of Gloucester
1777 battle
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Second Battle of Machias
1777 an amphibious assault on the Massachusetts town of Machias (in present-day eastern Maine) by British forces during the American Revolutionary War
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Battle of Millstone
1777 skirmish in the American Revolutionary War
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Battle of the Clouds
1777 aborted battle of the American Revolutionary War
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Meigs Raid
Military raid by American Continental Army forces
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Siege of Fort Henry
1777 attack on American militiamen during the American Revolutionary War near the Virginia outpost known as Fort Henry by a mixed band of Indians
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Battle of Thomas Creek
1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War
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Battle of Punk Hill
1777 Skirmish in the American Revolutionary War
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Battle of Matson's Ford
1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War
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Battle of Setauket
1777 failed attack during the American Revolutionary War by a force of Continental Army troops
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Battle of Saunshi
1777 battle
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Battle off Yarmouth
1777 battle
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Politics & Government 2
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First Treaty of San Ildefonso
1777 treaty between Spain and Portugal
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Treaty of Aranjuez
1777 treaty between France and Spain
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People 31
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Meletius II died
Patriarch of Constantinople
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Johann Heinrich Lambert died
German mathematician, physicist and astronomer (1728-1777)
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Albrecht von Haller died
Swiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist and poet (1708-1777)
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Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben died
German scientist
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Dai Zhen died
Chinese scholar
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Johann Andreas Segner died
Hungarian mathematician (1704-1777)
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Celia Grillo Borromeo died
Italian mathematician and scientist
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Johann Friedrich Cartheuser died
German physician and scientist (1704-1777)
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Georg Friedrich Meier died
German philosopher (1718–1777)
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Jacob Faggot died
Swedish scientist (1699-1777)
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Jacob Johan Anckarström the Elder died
Swedish nobleman, chemist and farmer
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Jakub Nakcjanowicz died
Jakub Nakcjanowicz (Science & Technology).
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Georg Christoph Wagenseil died
Austrian composer
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Samuel Foote died
British dramatist
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Spranger Barry died
British actor
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Louise Du Londel died
French actress (1740-1777)
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Henry Woodward died
Woodward, Henry (1714–1777), actor and pantomimist
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Francis I of the Two Sicilies born
Born in Naples. King of the Two Sicilies (1777-1830).
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Philipp Otto Runge born
Born in Wolgast. German artist (1777-1810).
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Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué born
Born in Brandenburg an der Havel. German writer (1777-1843).
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Hyacinth born
Born in Tipnery. Russian sinologist, historian, and missionary (1777–1853).
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John Ross born
Born in Stranraer. Scottish naval officer and polar explorer (1777–1856).
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Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse born
Born in Darmstadt. Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1777-1848).
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Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov born
Born in Moscow. Russian general (1777–1861).
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William Brown born
Born in Foxford. Admiral in the Argentine Navy.
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William II of Hesse-Kassel born
Born in Hanau. Elector of Hesse.
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Carlos Anaya born
Born in San Pedro. Politician and historian (1777-1862).
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Juan Martín de Pueyrredon born
Born in Buenos Aires. Argentine politician and general (1777-1850).
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William Martin Leake born
Born in London. British military man, diplomat and antiquary (1777–1860).
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Matija Nenadović born
Born in Brankovina. Serbian historian and politician.
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Henry Hallam born
Born in Windsor. English historian (1777-1859).
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Science & Technology 2
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Astronomical Observatory of Padova
Facility in Padua, Italy
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Royal Academy in Košice
Former university in Košice
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Exploration & Discovery 4
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Tubuai
Main island of the Tubuai Island group
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Mangaia
Island of the Southern Cook Islands
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Atiu
Island in the Cook Islands
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Takutea
Small island of the Cook Islands
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Religion & Belief Systems 4
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Church of the Theotokos of Tikhvin (Arzamas)
Temple in Arzamas, Russia
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synagogue
Religious building in Doudleby nad Orlicí, Czech Republic
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Church of the Entry into Jerusalem (Arzamas)
Temple in Arzamas, Russia
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Our Lady of Tikhvin church, Sukromny
Temple in Sukrom, Russia
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Economy & Trade 4
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Bass Brewery
Company
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Hall & Woodhouse
British regional brewery founded in Dorset
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Gessler
Austrian company that produces liqueurs
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L. P. Holmblad
L. P. Holmblad (Economy & Trade).
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Architecture & Engineering 13
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Chesme Church
Church in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Havana Cathedral
Roman Catholic cathedral in Havana, Cuba
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Oulu Cathedral
Cathedral in Oulu, Finland
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Mission Santa Clara de Asís
Spanish mission in Santa Clara, California
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Basilica of Our Lady of Tongre
Church building in Chièvres, Belgium
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Santa Apollonia
Church
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Wesley's Chapel
Methodist church in London, England, UK
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Biri Church
Church building in Gjøvik, Innlandet, Norway
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Old Nordre Osen Church
Church in Åmot, Innlandet, Norway
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Christ Church, Macclesfield
Church in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK
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St Peter and St Paul, Buckingham
Church in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
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Maidenhead Bridge
Grade I listed bridge in Buckinghamshire, England
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Church of Saints Eusebius and Polion
Church in Vinkovci, Croatia
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Sports & Entertainment 1
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Tula State Academic Dramatic Gorky Theatre
Theatre in Tula, Russia
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Empires & Countries 1
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Lanfang Republic founded
Lanfang Republic was founded, with its capital at Mandor.
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