Page 2: Historical Events In 1738

Aug 09   Pierre Drevet, French engraver, dies in the year 1738.   

Aug 16   Joe Miller, English comic, dies in the year 1738.   

Aug 29   Georg Reuter, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1738.   

Sep 22   In the year 1738 dionysius G Van de Keessel, lawyer (Theses Selectae)   

Sep 23   On this day in history hermannus Boerhaave, medical/botanist, dies at 69   

Oct 10   Benjamin West, painter (Death of General Wolfe) in the year 1738.   

Oct 11   Arthur Phillip, admiral/1st governor New-South Wales on this day in history.   

Oct 14   On this day in history giovanni Calisto Andrea Zanotti, composer   

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

Nov 18   France & Austria sign peace in the year 1738.   

Dec 09   Jews are expelled from Breslau Silesia in the year 1738.   

Dec 13   Gotthard Wagner, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Dec 14   On this day in history johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer   

Dec 22   Jean-Joseph Mouret, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1738.   

Dec 26   Thomas Nelson, merchant, signer of Declaration of Independence on this day in history.   

Dec 28   On this day in history thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer   

Dec 31   In the year 1738 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) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 11   On this day in history birth of benjamin Tupper, Continental Army officer, and pioneer to the Ohio Country (d. 1792)   

Apr 14   Duck of Portland, (C) British PM (1783, 1807-09) was born in the year 1738.   

Apr 14   On this day in history birth of william Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1809)   

Apr 16   Henry Clinton, British general (d. 1795) was born in the year 1738.   

Apr 17   Philip Hayes, composer was born on this day in history.   

May 01   King Kamehameha I, King of Hawaii (d. 1819) was born in the year 1738.   

May 04   Josef Kohaut, composer was born in the year 1738.   

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

Jan 17   On this day in history jean-Francois Dandrieu, composer, dies   

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

Feb 12   In the year 1738 james Sherard, composer, dies at 71   

Feb 15   In the year 1738 death of matthias Braun, Czech sculptor (b. 1684)   

Mar 16   In the year 1738 georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden), dies at 72   

Mar 25   Turlough O'Carolan, Irish harper and composer (b. 1670) died on this day in history.   

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