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Events on Tuesday 1 April 1777 1
1725 – 1777John Morton (1725-1777)Died 1 April 1777, aged 52Pennsylvania farmer and judge who signed the Declaration of Independence, casting the deciding vote for Pennsylvania's delegation in favor of independence. He died less than a year later, reportedly of causes related to overwork. He was among the first signers to die after independence was declared.