Historical Events In 1738

Aug 09   On this day in history pierre Drevet, French engraver, dies   

Aug 16   In the year 1738 joe Miller, English comic, dies   

Aug 29   Georg Reuter, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Sep 22   Dionysius G Van de Keessel, lawyer (Theses Selectae) on this day in history.   

Sep 23   In the year 1738 hermannus Boerhaave, medical/botanist, dies at 69   

Oct 10   Benjamin West, painter (Death of General Wolfe) on this day in history.   

Oct 11   Arthur Phillip, admiral/1st governor New-South Wales in the year 1738.   

Oct 14   Giovanni Calisto Andrea Zanotti, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 15   F William Herschel, German/English astronomer (discovered Uranus) in the year 1738.   

Nov 18   On this day in history france & Austria sign peace   

Dec 09   On this day in history jews are expelled from Breslau Silesia   

Dec 13   Gotthard Wagner, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1738.   

Dec 14   Johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 22   On this day in history jean-Joseph Mouret, composer, dies at 56   

Dec 26   On this day in history thomas Nelson, merchant, signer of Declaration of Independence   

Dec 28   Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 31   Charles Lord Cornwallis, soldier/statesman "fire when ready Gridley" in the year 1738.   

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Jan 10   Ethan Allen, Revolutionary War fighter (lead the Green Mtn Boys) was born in the year 1738.   

Mar 11   Benjamin Tupper, Continental Army officer, and pioneer to the Ohio Country (d. 1792) was born in the year 1738.   

Apr 14   In the year 1738 birth of duck of Portland, (C) British PM (1783, 1807-09)   

Apr 14   William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1809) was born on this day in history.   

Apr 16   On this day in history birth of henry Clinton, British general (d. 1795)   

Apr 17   In the year 1738 birth of philip Hayes, composer   

May 01   On this day in history birth of king Kamehameha I, King of Hawaii (d. 1819)   

May 04   In the year 1738 birth of josef Kohaut, composer   

Jan 06   On this day in history franz Xaver Murschhauser, composer, dies at 74   

Jan 17   Jean-Francois Dandrieu, composer, dies in the year 1738.   

Feb 05   In the year 1738 georg Reidel, composer, dies at 61   

Feb 12   James Sherard, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1738.   

Feb 15   Matthias Braun, Czech sculptor (b. 1684) died on this day in history.   

Mar 16   Georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Mar 25   Turlough O'Carolan, Irish harper and composer (b. 1670) died in the year 1738.   

May 01   Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, English statesman (b. c. 1669) died on this day in history.