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   Francesco Mancini, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Oct 02   On this day in history franz Schneider, composer   

Oct 07   On this day in history 40 foot waves sink 20,000 small craft & kill 300,000 (Bengal, India)   

Oct 07   On this day in history 40 foot waves sink 20,000 small craft and kill 300,000 (Bengal, India)   

Oct 11   Earthquake kills 300,000 & destroys « of Calcutta India on this day in history.   

Oct 11   Earthquake kills 300,000 and destroys half of Calcutta India on this day in history.   

Oct 22   On this day in history vincenzo Manfredini, composer   

Nov 04   In the year 1737 the Teatro di San Carlo is inaugurated.   

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

Nov 20   Caroline of Ansbach, queen of Great-Britain, dies in the year 1737.   

Nov 25   On this day in history christian Friedrich Penzel, composer   

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

Dec 18   On this day in history antonio Stradivari, renowned violin-maker, dies in Cremona Italy at 93   

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 in the year 1737.   

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of john Hancock, patriot (1st to sign Declaration of Independence)   

Jan 19   In the year 1737 birth of jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Fr writer (Paul et Virgin)   

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

Mar 09   Josef Myslivecek, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 10   On this day in history birth of francois Giroust, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history elizabeth Rowe, poet, dies   

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

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.