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 in the year 1737.  

Sep 21   Francis Hopkinson, US, writer/lawyer (helped design Stars & Stripes) on this day in history.  

Sep 22   On this day in history francesco Mancini, composer, dies at 65  

Oct 02   On this day in history franz Schneider, composer  

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

Oct 07   On this day in history 40 foot waves sink 20,000 small craft and kill 300,000 (Bengal, India)  

Oct 11   In the year 1737 earthquake kills 300,000 & destroys « of Calcutta India  

Oct 11   In the year 1737 earthquake kills 300,000 and destroys half of Calcutta India  

Oct 22   In the year 1737 vincenzo Manfredini, composer  

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

Nov 05   On this day in history johan W van Ripperda, Dutch diplomat/baron/duke, dies at 55  

Nov 20   Caroline of Ansbach, queen of Great-Britain, dies on this day in history.  

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

Dec 08   On this day in history robert Kimmerling, composer  

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 on this day in history.  

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Jan 12   Brizio Petrucci, composer was born in the year 1737.  

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of john Hancock, patriot (1st to sign Declaration of Independence)  

Jan 19   Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Fr writer (Paul et Virgin) was born in the year 1737.  

Jan 29   On this day in history birth of thomas Paine, political essayist (Common Sense, Age of Reason)  

Mar 09   On this day in history birth of josef Myslivecek, composer  

Mar 20   In the year 1737 birth of buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, King of Thailand (d. 1809)  

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

Apr 10   On this day in history birth of francois Giroust, composer  

Jan 17   In the year 1737 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   On this day in history death of tommaso Ceva, Italian Mathematician (b. 1648)  

Feb 14   On this day in history death of charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot of Hensol, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1685)  

Feb 20   Elizabeth Rowe, poet, dies in the year 1737.  

Feb 28   In the year 1737 hercule Brehy, composer, dies at 63  

Mar 07   On this day in history guido Starhemberg, Austrian earl/fieldmarshal, dies at 79  

Mar 16   Benjamin Wadsworth, President of Harvard University (b. 1670) died in the year 1737.