1777

Year 1777 () was a (link will display the full calendar) of the  (or a  of the 11-day slower ).

January - June

 * - : general  defeats    at the.
 * - is founded in what is now.




 * - declares its independence from  becoming an independent country, a status it retained until it joined the  as the 14th state in.
 * - and  shoot each other during a  near ., a signer of the , dies three days later.
 * - : lands near  to help the  train its army.
 * - adopted by the  as the.

July - December

 * - :  -  forces are defeated by  troops.
 * - -  of ary war in,  where the  was flown in battle for the first time.
 * - - Major ary war victory for  in,.
 * - : First //.
 * - : - Troops under are repelled by  troops under.
 * - : - troops defeat the.
 * - : After 16 months of debate, the approves the  in the temporary  capital at.
 * - submitted to the states for ratification.
 * - founded.  It is the first  in.
 * December - Death of, claimed to be the last speaker of the.
 * - : 's goes into winter quarters at.
 * - discovered by.

Undated

 * The 2nd edition of  is published.
 * The is adopted at the  as the form for s in . It is quickly denounced but nevertheless widely adopted throughout the -speaking world.

Births

 * - d.
 * -, German sculptor (d. )
 * -, Father of the British 1820 settlers to South Africa (d. )
 * -, French poet (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American statesman (d. )
 * -, German mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, Danish physicist and chemist (d. )
 * -, American Methodist preacher (d. )
 * -, German writer (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * - Emperor (d. )
 * date unknown -, British general and colonial administrator (d. )


 * See also .

San Jose (California City) was founded.

Deaths

 * -, Irish actor (b. )
 * -, American Revolutionary War officer (mortally wounded in battle)
 * -, American gunsmith and soldier (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Austrian composer (b. )
 * -, British governor of Madras (b. )
 * -, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. )
 * -, American botanist (b. )
 * -, mathematician, physicist and astronomer (b. )
 * -, English dramatist and actor (b. )
 * -, Shawnee chief


 * See also .