Famous Deaths Happened In 1777

Jan 01 In the year 1777 emanuele Barbella, composer, dies at 58  

Jan 10 On this day in history death of spranger Barry, Irish actor (b. 1719)  

Jan 12 Hugh Mercer, American Revolutionary War officer (mortally wounded in battle) (b. 1726) died in the year 1777.  

Feb 09 On this day in history death of seth Pomeroy, American gunsmith and soldier (b. 1706)  

Feb 24 King Joseph I of Portugal (b. 1714) died on this day in history.  

Mar 01 Georg Christoph Wagenzeil, Austria (court)composer/pianist, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Mar 22 In the year 1777 john Bartram, father of American botany, dies at 77  

May 11 George Pigot, Baron Pigot, British governor of Madras (b. 1719) died on this day in history.  

May 16 Button Gwinnet, US revolutionary leader, dies from wounds on this day in history.  

Jun 16 Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset, French poet and dramatist (b. 1709) died on this day in history.  

Jun 22 In the year 1777 josef Christian, German sculptor, dies at 71  

Jul 13 On this day in history guillaume Coustou Jr, French sculptor (Apollo/Mars/Venus), dies at 61  

Jul 27 William Hayes, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Aug 17 Giuseppe Scarlotti, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Aug 23 In the year 1777 giuseppe Sellitto, composer, dies at 77  

Sep 01 Johann Ernst Bach, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Sep 25 Johann Heinrich Lambert, mathematician, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

Oct 05 Ján Andrej Segner, Slovak and German mathematician, physicist, and physician (b. 1704) died on this day in history.  

Oct 07 In the year 1777 simon Fraser, English general, dies in battle  

Oct 13 Dismas Hatas, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1777.  

Oct 21 Samuel Foote, English dramatist and actor (b. 1720) died in the year 1777.  

Nov 10 In the year 1777 death of cornstalk, Shawnee chief  

Nov 30 Jean-Marie Leclair, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1777.  

Dec 12 Albrecht von Haller, Swiss physician/biologist/author, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Dec 30 Maximilian III Jozef, elector of Bayern (1745-77), dies at 50 in the year 1777.  

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of micah Hawkins, composer  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of christian D Rauch, German sculptor  

Jan 03 Louis Poinsot, French instrument worker was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 M A Elisa Bonaparte, Corsican monarch of Lucca/Piombino was born in the year 1777.  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of filippo Traetta, Italy, composer/musicologist  

Jan 25 On this day in history birth of elias Canneman, Dutch liberal minister of Finance (1813-14)  

Feb 12 Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, German poet (d. 1843) was born in the year 1777.  

Mar 09 Alexander Orlowski, Polish painter/cartoonist/graphic artist was born in the year 1777.