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 in the year 1737.   

Sep 21   On this day in history francis Hopkinson, US, writer/lawyer (helped design Stars & Stripes)   

Sep 22   In the year 1737 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) on this day in history.   

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

Oct 11   In the year 1737 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 on this day in history.   

Nov 05   Johan W van Ripperda, Dutch diplomat/baron/duke, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

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

Nov 25   Christian Friedrich Penzel, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 08   Robert Kimmerling, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

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Jan 12   Brizio Petrucci, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   John Hancock, patriot (1st to sign Declaration of Independence) was born in the year 1737.   

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 in the year 1737.   

Mar 20   On this day in history birth of buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, King of Thailand (d. 1809)   

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 in the year 1737.   

Jan 29   George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, British soldier (b. 1666) died in the year 1737.   

Feb 03   On this day in history 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   On this day in history hercule Brehy, composer, dies at 63   

Mar 07   Guido Starhemberg, Austrian earl/fieldmarshal, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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