Page 2: 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   On this day in history franz Schneider, composer   

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

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

Oct 11   On this day in history 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   In the year 1737 johan W van Ripperda, Dutch diplomat/baron/duke, dies at 55   

Nov 20   On this day in history caroline of Ansbach, queen of Great-Britain, dies   

Nov 25   On this day in history 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 in the year 1737.   

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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 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 09   Josef Myslivecek, composer was born in the year 1737.   

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

Feb 03   On this day in history death of tommaso Ceva, Italian Mathematician (b. 1648)   

Feb 14   Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot of Hensol, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1685) died in the year 1737.   

Feb 20   In the year 1737 elizabeth Rowe, poet, dies   

Feb 28   Hercule Brehy, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1737.   

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

Mar 16   In the year 1737 death of benjamin Wadsworth, President of Harvard University (b. 1670)