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 (4860 km²) of Lenape-Delaware tribal land to the Pennsylvania Colony   

Sep 21   Francis Hopkinson, US, writer/lawyer (helped design Stars and Stripes).   

Sep 22   Francesco Mancini, composer, dies at 65.   

Oct 02   Franz Schneider, composer   

Oct 07   40 foot waves sink 20000 small craft and kill 300000 (Bengal, India).   

Oct 11   Earthquake results in the deaths of 300000 and destroys half of Calcutta India   

Oct 11   Earthquake results in the deaths of 300000 and destroys « of Calcutta India   

Oct 22   Vincenzo Manfredini, composer.   

Nov 04   The Teatro di San Carlo is inaugurated.   

Nov 05   Johan W van Ripperda, Dutch diplomat/baron/duke, dies at 55   

Nov 20   Caroline of Ansbach, queen of Great-Britain, dies   

Nov 25   Christian Friedrich Penzel, composer   

Dec 08   Robert Kimmerling, composer   

Dec 18   Antonio Stradivari, renowned violin-maker, dies in Cremona Italy at 93.   

Dec 18   Antonio Stradivari, world-famous violin maker, dies in Cremona, Italy.   

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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)