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) in the year 1737.  

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

Oct 02   Franz Schneider, composer in the year 1737.  

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

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

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

Oct 11   On this day in history 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   In the year 1737 christian Friedrich Penzel, composer  

Dec 08   Robert Kimmerling, composer in the year 1737.  

Dec 18   In the year 1737 antonio Stradivari, renowned violin-maker, dies in Cremona Italy at 93  

Dec 18   Antonio Stradivari, world-famous violin maker, dies in Cremona, Italy on this day in history.  

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Jan 12   In the year 1737 birth of brizio Petrucci, composer  

Jan 12   John Hancock, patriot (1st to sign Declaration of Independence) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 19   In the year 1737 birth of jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Fr writer (Paul et Virgin)  

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   Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, King of Thailand (d. 1809) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 28   In the year 1737 birth of francesco Zannetti, composer  

Apr 10   In the year 1737 birth of francois Giroust, composer  

Jan 17   Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (b. 1662) died on this day in history.  

Jan 29   On this day in history death of george Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, British soldier (b. 1666)  

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

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   Hercule Brehy, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Mar 07   In the year 1737 guido Starhemberg, Austrian earl/fieldmarshal, dies at 79  

Mar 16   Benjamin Wadsworth, President of Harvard University (b. 1670) died on this day in history.