Page 2: Historical Events In 1738

Aug 16   Joe Miller, English comic, dies.   

Aug 29   Georg Reuter, composer, dies at 81.   

Sep 22   Dionysius G Van de Keessel, lawyer (Theses Selectae)   

Sep 23   Hermannus Boerhaave, medical/botanist, dies at 69.   

Oct 10   Benjamin West, painter (Death of General Wolfe).   

Oct 11   Arthur Phillip, admiral/1st governor New-South Wales.   

Oct 14   Giovanni Calisto Andrea Zanotti, composer.   

Nov 15   F William Herschel, German/English astronomer (discovered Uranus).   

Nov 18   France and Austria sign peace   

Dec 09   Jews are expelled from Breslau Silesia.   

Dec 13   Gotthard Wagner, composer, dies at 59.   

Dec 14   Johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer.   

Dec 22   Jean-Joseph Mouret, composer, dies at 56   

Dec 26   Thomas Nelson, merchant, signer of Declaration of Independence.   

Dec 28   Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer.   

Dec 31   Charles Lord Cornwallis, soldier/statesman "fire when ready Gridley"   

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Jan 10   Ethan allen: Revolutionary war fighter (lead the green mtn boys)   

Mar 11   Benjamin tupper: Continental army officer, and pioneer to the ohio country   

Apr 14   Duck of portland: (c) british pm (1783, 1807-09)   

Apr 14   William cavendish-bentinck: 3rd duke of portland, prime minister of the united kingdom   

Apr 16   Henry clinton: British general   

Apr 17   Philip hayes: Composer   

May 01   King kamehameha i: King of hawaii    

May 04   Josef kohaut: Composer   

Jan 06   Franz xaver murschhauser: Composer,   

Jan 17   Jean-francois dandrieu: Composer,   

Feb 05   Georg reidel: Composer,    

Feb 12   James sherard: Composer,   

Feb 15   Matthias braun: Czech sculptor (b. 1684)   

Mar 16   Georg baehr: German master builder (frauenkirche, dresden),    

Mar 25   Turlough o'carolan: Irish harper and composer (b. 1670)   

May 01   Charles howard: 3rd earl of carlisle, english statesman (b. c. 1669)