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   On this day in history francesco Mancini, composer, dies at 65   

Oct 02   In the year 1737 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   In the year 1737 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 in the year 1737.   

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   In the year 1737 johan W van Ripperda, Dutch diplomat/baron/duke, dies at 55   

Nov 20   In the year 1737 caroline of Ansbach, queen of Great-Britain, dies   

Nov 25   In the year 1737 christian Friedrich Penzel, composer   

Dec 08   In the year 1737 robert Kimmerling, composer   

Dec 18   Antonio Stradivari, renowned violin-maker, dies in Cremona Italy at 93 in the year 1737.   

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

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Jan 12   On this day in history birth of brizio Petrucci, composer   

Jan 12   In the year 1737 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 in the year 1737.   

Mar 20   Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, King of Thailand (d. 1809) was born in the year 1737.   

Mar 28   On this day in history birth of francesco Zannetti, composer   

Apr 10   Francois Giroust, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history 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   Tommaso Ceva, Italian Mathematician (b. 1648) died in the year 1737.   

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

Feb 20   On this day in history elizabeth Rowe, poet, dies   

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

Mar 07   On this day in history guido Starhemberg, Austrian earl/fieldmarshal, dies at 79   

Mar 16   Benjamin Wadsworth, President of Harvard University (b. 1670) died on this day in history.