1777
David Daniel Davis, Welsh physician and academic (died 1841)
David Daniel Davis M.D. F.R.C.P. was a British physician.
David Daniel Davis, Welsh physician and academic (died 1841)
The 1770s
Explore 246 historical events from 1770–1779.
1777
Jean-Jacques Lartigue, Canadian bishop (died 1840)
Jean-Jacques Lartigue, S.S., was a Canadian Sulpician, who served as the first Catholic Bishop of Montreal.
Jean-Jacques Lartigue, Canadian bishop (died 1840)
1777
John Ross, Scottish commander and explorer (died 1856)
Rear-Admiral Sir John Ross was a British naval officer and explorer. He was the uncle of Sir James Clark Ross, who explored the Arctic with him, and later led expeditions to Antarc…
John Ross, Scottish commander and explorer (died 1856)
1777
Paavo Ruotsalainen, Finnish farmer and lay preacher (died 1852)
Paavo Heikki Ruotsalainen was a Finnish farmer and lay preacher who became the leader of the revivalist Awakening religious movement in Finland.
Paavo Ruotsalainen, Finnish farmer and lay preacher (died 1852)
1777
Thomas Campbell, Scottish-French poet and academic (died 1844)
Thomas Campbell was a Scottish poet at the intersection of the neoclassical with the Romantic style of British poetry.
Thomas Campbell, Scottish-French poet and academic (died 1844)
1777
Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre, English general (died 1853)
General Henry Otway Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre, CB was a peer and British Army officer.
Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre, English general (died 1853)
1777
Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset, French poet and playwright (born 1709)
Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset was a French poet and dramatist, best known for his poem Vert-Vert.
Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset, French poet and playwright (born 1709)
1777
Sybil Ludington, aged 16, allegedly rides 40 miles (64 km) to alert American colonial forces to the approach of British
Sybil Ludington was an alleged heroine of the American Revolution and daughter of Patriot colonel Henry Ludington. Relatives of Ludington have claimed that on April 26, 1777, at …
Sybil Ludington, aged 16, allegedly rides 40 miles (64 km) to alert American colonial forces to the approach of British
1777
Continental Army officer Lachlan McIntosh fatally wounds Button Gwinnett, a signer of the United States Declaration of I
The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies representing the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States during the American Revolutionary War. It was formed on June…
Continental Army officer Lachlan McIntosh fatally wounds Button Gwinnett, a signer of the United States Declaration of I
1777
American Revolutionary War: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette lands near Charleston, South Carolina, in order to h
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the fin…
American Revolutionary War: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette lands near Charleston, South Carolina, in order to h
1777
The Second Continental Congress passes the Flag Act of 1777 adopting the Stars and Stripes as the Flag of the United Sta
The Second Continental Congress (1775–1781) was the meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that united in support of the American Revolution and Revolutionary War, which e…
The Second Continental Congress passes the Flag Act of 1777 adopting the Stars and Stripes as the Flag of the United Sta
1777
American Revolutionary War: Siege of Fort Ticonderoga: After a bombardment by British artillery under General John…
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the fin…
American Revolutionary War: Siege of Fort Ticonderoga: After a bombardment by British artillery under General John…
1777
American forces retreating from Fort Ticonderoga are defeated in the Battle of Hubbardton.
The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies representing the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States during the American Revolutionary War. It was formed on June…
American forces retreating from Fort Ticonderoga are defeated in the Battle of Hubbardton.
1777
Philipp Otto Runge, German painter and illustrator (died 1810)
Philipp Otto Runge was a German artist, draftsman, painter, and color theorist. Runge and Caspar David Friedrich are often regarded as the leading painters of the German Romantic m…
Philipp Otto Runge, German painter and illustrator (died 1810)
1777
Button Gwinnett, British-born American politician and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence (born 1735
Button Gwinnett was a British-born American Founding Father who, as a representative of Georgia to the Continental Congress, was one of the signers of the United States Declaration…
Button Gwinnett, British-born American politician and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence (born 1735
1777
American Revolutionary War: Sixteen-year-old Sybil Ludington allegedly rode forty miles (64 km) through the night to war
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader Amer…
American Revolutionary War: Sixteen-year-old Sybil Ludington allegedly rode forty miles (64 km) through the night to war
1777
American Revolutionary War: British Army regulars defeated Patriot militias in the Battle of Ridgefield, galvanizing res
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader Amer…
American Revolutionary War: British Army regulars defeated Patriot militias in the Battle of Ridgefield, galvanizing res
1777
Button Gwinnett, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, is wounded in a duel with Continental Army o
Button Gwinnett was a British-born American Founding Father who, as a representative of Georgia to the Continental Congress, was one of the signers of the United States Declaration…
Button Gwinnett, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, is wounded in a duel with Continental Army o
1777
The Second Continental Congress adopted the stars and stripes design for the flag of the United States
The Second Continental Congress (1775–1781) was the meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that united in support of the American Revolution and Revolutionary War, which e…
The Second Continental Congress adopted the stars and stripes design for the flag of the United States
1777
American Revolutionary War: American troops at Fort Ticonderoga in New York completed a retreat from advancing British…
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the fin…
American Revolutionary War: American troops at Fort Ticonderoga in New York completed a retreat from advancing British…
1777
American Revolutionary War: British forces caught up with American troops withdrawing from Ticonderoga, capturing more…
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the fin…
American Revolutionary War: British forces caught up with American troops withdrawing from Ticonderoga, capturing more…
1776
250 years ago
The Virginia Declaration of Rights is adopted
The Virginia Declaration of Rights was drafted in 1776 to proclaim the inherent rights of men, including the right to reform or abolish "inadequate" government. It influenced a num…
The Virginia Declaration of Rights is adopted
1776
250 years ago
Captain James Cook begins his third voyage.
Captain James Cook was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer, and cartographer who led three voyages of exploration to the Pacific and Southern Oceans between 1768 and 1779. He co…
Captain James Cook begins his third voyage.
1776
250 years ago
Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (died 1857)
Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh was the eleventh child and fourth daughter of King George III and his consort Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (died 1857)