* 1877 – The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.

* 1877 – Alice B. Toklas, American businesswoman ( d. 1967 )

* 1877 – Léon Flameng, French cyclist ( d. 1917 )

* 1877 – Charles Rolls, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited ( d. 1910 )

* 1877 – Ernst Wetter, Swiss politician ( d. 1963 )

* 1877 – Wallace H. White, Jr., American politician ( d. 1952 )

* 1877 – American Indian Wars: Battle of the Big Hole – A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army

* 1877 – William Brennaugh, Canadian lacrosse player ( d. 1934 )

* 1877 – William B. Ogden, American politician, 1st Mayor of Chicago ( b. 1805 )

Casa Batlló () is a building restored by Antoni Gaudí and Josep Maria Jujol, built in 1877 and remodelled in the years 1904 – 1906 ; located at 43, Passeig de Gràcia ( passeig is Catalan for promenade or avenue ), part of the Illa de la Discòrdia ( the " Block of Discord ") in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Spain.

* 1877 – Ulrich Salchow, Swedish figure skater ( d. 1949 )

* 1877 – Tachiyama Mineemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 22nd Yokozuna ( d. 1941 )

* 1877 – Roque Ruaño, Spanish engineer ( d. 1935 )

* 1877 – Asaph Hall discovers the Mars moon Deimos.

* 1877 – Albert Bartha, Hungarian military officer and politician ( d. 1960 )

* 1877 – Asaph Hall discovers Martian moon Phobos.

Sir Sultan Muhammed Shah, Aga Khan III GCSI GCMG GCIE GCVO PC ( November 2, 1877 – July 11, 1957 ) was the 48th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims.

1865 – 1877.

* 1814 – James Roosevelt Bayley, American archbishop ( d. 1877 )

* 1877 – István Medgyaszay, Hungarian architect and writer ( d. 1959 )

* 1801 – Antoine Augustin Cournot, French mathematician ( d. 1877 )

* 1797 – Adolphe Thiers, French statesman ( d. 1877 )

* 1877 – Matsudaira Tsuneo, Japanese diplomat ( d. 1949 )

He continued to pull the strings of power during Esquivel's short term in office and that of Esquivel's successor Vicente Herrera, before reassuming the presidency himself on 11 September 1877.

* Vicente Quesada ( 1812 – 1877 ), Chilean lawyer and lawmaker, father of Jenaro Quesada

* Francisco Vicente Aguilera ( 1821 – 1877 ), revolutionary.

* 1877 – Narcisa de Leon, Filipino film mogul ( d. 1966 )

* February 6 – Narcisa de Leon, Filipino film mogul ( b. 1877 )

* 1877 – May Gibbs, Australian children's author ( d. 1969 )

The most prolific Indian author of short stories was Rabindranath Tagore, who introduced the genre to Bengali language in 1877 with " The Beggar Woman ".

* February 13 – Lloyd C. Douglas, American author ( b. 1877 )

* John Stevens Cabot Abbott ( 1805 – 1877 ), American author

* Henry Sloane Coffin ( 1877 – 1954 ), noted teacher, minister, and author

* Lloyd C. Douglas ( 1877 – 1951 ), author and pastor of the Lutheran Church

* Lloyd C. Douglas ( 1877 – 1951 ), author of The Robe and The Magnificent Obsession, was born in Columbia City on August 27, 1877.

* Lloyd C. Douglas ( 1877 – 1951 ), American minister and author

* Marta Steinsvik ( 1877 – 1950 ), author

* February 13-Lloyd C. Douglas, American author ( born 1877 )

William Beebe (), born Charles William Beebe ( July 29, 1877 – June 4, 1962 ) was an American naturalist, ornithologist, marine biologist, entomologist, explorer, and author.

Charles Cowden Clarke ( 15 December 1787 – 13 March 1877 ), English author and Shakespearian scholar, was born in Enfield, Middlesex.

In addition to the above, he was also the author of the following works: " Fragments of Criticism ," a volume of essays, ( 1860 ); Tables of European Literature and History, A. D. 200-1876 " ( 1876 ) " Tables of Ancient Literature and History ," ( 1877 ); " English Composition ," a literature primer, ( 1879 ); " Questions on English Composition ," ( 1890 ); and two volumes on " Lord Bacon's Life and Philosophy " for Black's Series of Philosophical Writers, ( 1887 – 89 ).

Andrew Ryan McGill married Eliza E. Bryant ( d. 1877 ), daughter of Charles S. Bryant, a lawyer and author from St. Peter, Minnesota.

Bliss Knapp ( June 7, 1877 – March 14, 1958 ), the son of Ira O. and Flavia S. Knapp, students of Mary Baker Eddy, was an early Christian Science lecturer, practitioner, teacher and the author of the highly controversial book, The Destiny of the Mother Church.

* John Seely Hart ( 1810 – 1877 ), American author and educator

Sarah Josepha Hale ( author of " Mary Had a Little Lamb ") was its editor from 1837 until 1877 and only published original, American manuscripts.

Black Beauty is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell.

The surgeon and author Frederick Treves was in medical practice in the town in 1877 – 79.

Henry Wilson, author of History of The Rise and Fall of the Slave Power in America ( 1872 – 1877 ).

* F. F. Bosworth ( 1877 – 1958 ), Pentecostal revivalist preacher, advocate of divine healing, author of Christ the Healer

Lloyd Cassel Douglas ( August 27, 1877 – February 13, 1951 ) born Doya C. Douglas, was an American minister and author.

* Percy Jewett Burrell ( 1877 – 1964 ), American author and director of historical and civic pageants