Historical Events In 1737

Sep 20   Runner Edward Marshall completes his journey in the Walking Purchase forcing the cession of 1.2 million acres (4,860 km²) of Lenape-Delaware tribal land to the Pennsylvania Colony on this day in history.   

Sep 21   On this day in history francis Hopkinson, US, writer/lawyer (helped design Stars & Stripes)   

Sep 22   In the year 1737 francesco Mancini, composer, dies at 65   

Oct 02   Franz Schneider, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 07   40 foot waves sink 20,000 small craft & kill 300,000 (Bengal, India) in the year 1737.   

Oct 07   40 foot waves sink 20,000 small craft and kill 300,000 (Bengal, India) in the year 1737.   

Oct 11   Earthquake kills 300,000 & destroys « of Calcutta India in the year 1737.   

Oct 11   Earthquake kills 300,000 and destroys half of Calcutta India in the year 1737.   

Oct 22   In the year 1737 vincenzo Manfredini, composer   

Nov 04   The Teatro di San Carlo is inaugurated in the year 1737.   

Nov 05   Johan W van Ripperda, Dutch diplomat/baron/duke, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

Nov 20   Caroline of Ansbach, queen of Great-Britain, dies in the year 1737.   

Nov 25   Christian Friedrich Penzel, composer in the year 1737.   

Dec 08   Robert Kimmerling, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 18   Antonio Stradivari, renowned violin-maker, dies in Cremona Italy at 93 on this day in history.   

Dec 18   Antonio Stradivari, world-famous violin maker, dies in Cremona, Italy in the year 1737.   

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Jan 12   On this day in history birth of brizio Petrucci, composer   

Jan 12   John Hancock, patriot (1st to sign Declaration of Independence) was born in the year 1737.   

Jan 19   Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Fr writer (Paul et Virgin) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 29   Thomas Paine, political essayist (Common Sense, Age of Reason) was born in the year 1737.   

Mar 09   In the year 1737 birth of josef Myslivecek, composer   

Mar 20   On this day in history birth of buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, King of Thailand (d. 1809)   

Mar 28   Francesco Zannetti, composer was born on this day in history.   

Apr 10   Francois Giroust, composer was born in the year 1737.   

Jan 17   On this day in history death of matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (b. 1662)   

Jan 29   George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, British soldier (b. 1666) died in the year 1737.   

Feb 03   Tommaso Ceva, Italian Mathematician (b. 1648) died on this day in history.   

Feb 14   Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot of Hensol, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1685) died in the year 1737.   

Feb 20   Elizabeth Rowe, poet, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 28   Hercule Brehy, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1737.   

Mar 07   Guido Starhemberg, Austrian earl/fieldmarshal, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Mar 16   On this day in history death of benjamin Wadsworth, President of Harvard University (b. 1670)