Historical Events For 1738

Aug 29   Georg Reuter, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1738.  

Sep 22   Dionysius G Van de Keessel, lawyer (Theses Selectae) in the year 1738.  

Sep 23   In the year 1738 hermannus Boerhaave, medical/botanist, dies at 69  

Oct 10   In the year 1738 benjamin West, painter (Death of General Wolfe)  

Oct 11   Arthur Phillip, admiral/1st governor New-South Wales on this day in history.  

Oct 14   Giovanni Calisto Andrea Zanotti, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 15   F William Herschel, German/English astronomer (discovered Uranus) on this day in history.  

Nov 18   France & Austria sign peace on this day in history.  

Dec 09   On this day in history jews are expelled from Breslau Silesia  

Dec 13   Gotthard Wagner, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Dec 14   Johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer on this day in history.  

Dec 22   In the year 1738 jean-Joseph Mouret, composer, dies at 56  

Dec 26   Thomas Nelson, merchant, signer of Declaration of Independence on this day in history.  

Dec 28   Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer on this day in history.  

Dec 31   On this day in history charles Lord Cornwallis, soldier/statesman "fire when ready Gridley"  

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Jan 10   In the year 1738 birth of ethan Allen, Revolutionary War fighter (lead the Green Mtn Boys)  

Mar 11   On this day in history birth of benjamin Tupper, Continental Army officer, and pioneer to the Ohio Country (d. 1792)  

Apr 14   In the year 1738 birth of duck of Portland, (C) British PM (1783, 1807-09)  

Apr 14   William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1809) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 16   Henry Clinton, British general (d. 1795) was born in the year 1738.  

Apr 17   Philip Hayes, composer was born in the year 1738.  

May 01   King Kamehameha I, King of Hawaii (d. 1819) was born on this day in history.  

May 04   In the year 1738 birth of josef Kohaut, composer  

Jan 06   In the year 1738 franz Xaver Murschhauser, composer, dies at 74  

Jan 17   In the year 1738 jean-Francois Dandrieu, composer, dies  

Feb 05   On this day in history georg Reidel, composer, dies at 61  

Feb 12   In the year 1738 james Sherard, composer, dies at 71  

Feb 15   Matthias Braun, Czech sculptor (b. 1684) died on this day in history.  

Mar 16   In the year 1738 georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden), dies at 72  

Mar 25   In the year 1738 death of turlough O'Carolan, Irish harper and composer (b. 1670)  

May 01   Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, English statesman (b. c. 1669) died on this day in history.