Historical Events In 1738

Aug 09   Pierre Drevet, French engraver, dies in the year 1738.  

Aug 16   Joe Miller, English comic, dies in the year 1738.  

Aug 29   Georg Reuter, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Sep 22   On this day in history dionysius G Van de Keessel, lawyer (Theses Selectae)  

Sep 23   Hermannus Boerhaave, medical/botanist, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Oct 10   Benjamin West, painter (Death of General Wolfe) in the year 1738.  

Oct 11   In the year 1738 arthur Phillip, admiral/1st governor New-South Wales  

Oct 14   On this day in history giovanni Calisto Andrea Zanotti, composer  

Nov 15   In the year 1738 f William Herschel, German/English astronomer (discovered Uranus)  

Nov 18   On this day in history france & Austria sign peace  

Dec 09   In the year 1738 jews are expelled from Breslau Silesia  

Dec 13   In the year 1738 gotthard Wagner, composer, dies at 59  

Dec 14   On this day in history johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer  

Dec 22   Jean-Joseph Mouret, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Dec 26   On this day in history thomas Nelson, merchant, signer of Declaration of Independence  

Dec 28   On this day in history thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer  

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

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Jan 10   Ethan Allen, Revolutionary War fighter (lead the Green Mtn Boys) was born in the year 1738.  

Mar 11   Benjamin Tupper, Continental Army officer, and pioneer to the Ohio Country (d. 1792) was born in the year 1738.  

Apr 14   Duck of Portland, (C) British PM (1783, 1807-09) was born on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history birth of king Kamehameha I, King of Hawaii (d. 1819)  

May 04   Josef Kohaut, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   On this day in history franz Xaver Murschhauser, composer, dies at 74  

Jan 17   On this day in history jean-Francois Dandrieu, composer, dies  

Feb 05   In the year 1738 georg Reidel, composer, dies at 61  

Feb 12   James Sherard, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 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.