Historical Events In 1737

Jan 12   Brizio Petrucci, composer   

Jan 19   Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Fr writer (Paul et Virgin).   

Jan 19   Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, French author is born.   

Jan 29   Thomas Paine, American writer is born.   

Jan 29   Thomas Paine, political essayist (Common Sense, Age of Reason).   

Feb 20   Elizabeth Rowe, poet, dies.   

Feb 20   French minister of Finance, Chauvelin, steps down.   

Feb 28   Hercule Brehy, composer, dies at 63   

Mar 07   Guido Starhemberg, Austrian earl/fieldmarshal, dies at 79   

Mar 09   Josef Myslivecek, composer   

Mar 12   Galileo's body moved to Church of Santa Croce in Florence, Italy   

Mar 28   Francesco Zannetti, composer   

Apr 04   Anthony van Heim installed as Dutch pension advisor.   

Apr 10   Francois Giroust, composer   

Apr 19   Geert Reinders, Dutch cattle breeder/inoculation propagandist.   

Apr 27   Edward Gibson, England, historian (Decline and Fall of Roman Emp).   

May 03   Abraham Patras, gov-gen of East-Indies (1735-37), dies at 65.   

May 03   Friedrich Schwindl, composer   

May 08   Edward Gibbon, England, historian (Decline and Fall of Roman Empire).   

May 12   Cornelis van Alkemade, historian, dies at 83   

May 23   Louis Francois Chambray, composer.   

Jul 02   Francois Leonard Rouwyzer, composer.   

Jul 09   de' Medici, last Medici-grand duke of Toscane, dies.   

Jul 18   Battle at Banja Luka: Turkish army beats Austrians   

Jul 31   Prince Frederick of Wales escapes English court.   

Aug 11   Joseph Nollekins, London, sculptor.   

Aug 14   Charles Hutton, mathematician   

Aug 19   Johann Georg Christoph Schetky, composer.   

Sep 05   Johann Friedrich Gottlieb Beckmann, composer   

Sep 07   Luigi Galvani, Italian anatomist/physicist.   

Sep 09   Luigi Galvani, Italian physicist is born.   

Sep 14   Johann Michael Haydn, composer   

Sep 17   Georg-August University opens in Göttingen.   

Sep 19   Charles Carroll, signed Decl of Ind   

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Jan 12   Brizio petrucci: Composer   

Jan 12   John hancock: Patriot (1st to sign declaration of independence)   

Jan 19   Jacques-henri bernardin de saint-pierre: Fr writer (paul et virgin)   

Jan 29   Thomas paine: Political essayist (common sense, age of reason)   

Mar 09   Josef myslivecek: Composer   

Mar 20   Buddha yodfa chulaloke: King of thailand   

Mar 28   Francesco zannetti: Composer   

Apr 10   Francois giroust: Composer   

Jan 17   Matthäus daniel pöppelmann: German architect (b. 1662)   

Jan 29   George hamilton: 1st earl of orkney, british soldier (b. 1666)   

Feb 03   Tommaso ceva: Italian mathematician (b. 1648)   

Feb 14   Charles talbot: 1st baron talbot of hensol, lord chancellor of great britain (b. 1685)   

Feb 20   Elizabeth rowe: Poet,    

Feb 28   Hercule brehy: Composer,    

Mar 07   Guido starhemberg: Austrian earl/fieldmarshal,    

Mar 16   Benjamin wadsworth: President of harvard university (b. 1670)