Fatto matematico: 8772 is the sum of the first eight 4^{th} powers.
Trivia: 8772 is a number for which we're missing a fact (submit one to numbersapi at google mail!).
Data storica: January 6th is the day in 1839 that the most damaging storm in 300 years sweeps across Ireland, damaging or destroying more than 20% of the houses in Dublin.