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   In the year 1737 francis Hopkinson, US, writer/lawyer (helped design Stars & Stripes)  

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

Oct 02   Franz Schneider, composer on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1737.  

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   In the year 1737 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   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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 09   In the year 1737 birth of josef Myslivecek, composer  

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

Mar 28   Francesco Zannetti, composer was born in the year 1737.  

Apr 10   Francois Giroust, composer was born on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1737 death of tommaso Ceva, Italian Mathematician (b. 1648)  

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 in the year 1737.  

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

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 on this day in history.