Historical Events For 1738

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

Sep 22   In the year 1738 dionysius G Van de Keessel, lawyer (Theses Selectae)  

Sep 23   On this day in history 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   In the year 1738 giovanni Calisto Andrea Zanotti, composer  

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

Nov 18   In the year 1738 france & Austria sign peace  

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

Dec 13   Gotthard Wagner, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1738.  

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

Dec 22   On this day in history jean-Joseph Mouret, composer, dies at 56  

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

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

Dec 31   Charles Lord Cornwallis, soldier/statesman "fire when ready Gridley" in the year 1738.  

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Jan 10   Ethan Allen, Revolutionary War fighter (lead the Green Mtn Boys) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 17   Jean-Francois Dandrieu, composer, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 05   Georg Reidel, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1738.  

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

Feb 15   In the year 1738 death of matthias Braun, Czech sculptor (b. 1684)  

Mar 16   On this day in history georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden), dies at 72  

Mar 25   Turlough O'Carolan, Irish harper and composer (b. 1670) died on this day in history.  

May 01   Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, English statesman (b. c. 1669) died in the year 1738.