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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1737 franz Schneider, composer  

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

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

Oct 11   Earthquake kills 300,000 & destroys « of Calcutta India in the year 1737.  

Oct 11   Earthquake kills 300,000 and destroys half of Calcutta India in the year 1737.  

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   In the year 1737 caroline of Ansbach, queen of Great-Britain, dies  

Nov 25   In the year 1737 christian Friedrich Penzel, composer  

Dec 08   In the year 1737 robert Kimmerling, composer  

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

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

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Jan 12   On this day in history 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   Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Fr writer (Paul et Virgin) was born in the year 1737.  

Jan 29   In the year 1737 birth of thomas Paine, political essayist (Common Sense, Age of Reason)  

Mar 09   Josef Myslivecek, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 20   Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, King of Thailand (d. 1809) was born in the year 1737.  

Mar 28   On this day in history 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   In the year 1737 death of george Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, British soldier (b. 1666)  

Feb 03   Tommaso Ceva, Italian Mathematician (b. 1648) died in the year 1737.  

Feb 14   In the year 1737 death of charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot of Hensol, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1685)  

Feb 20   Elizabeth Rowe, poet, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 28   Hercule Brehy, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Mar 07   Guido Starhemberg, Austrian earl/fieldmarshal, dies at 79 in the year 1737.  

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