Historical Events In 1738

Aug 09   Pierre Drevet, French engraver, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 16   On this day in history joe Miller, English comic, dies  

Aug 29   On this day in history georg Reuter, composer, dies at 81  

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

Sep 23   Hermannus Boerhaave, medical/botanist, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Oct 10   In the year 1738 benjamin West, painter (Death of General Wolfe)  

Oct 11   On this day in history arthur Phillip, admiral/1st governor New-South Wales  

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

Nov 15   In the year 1738 f William Herschel, German/English astronomer (discovered Uranus)  

Nov 18   In the year 1738 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 on this day in history.  

Dec 14   Johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer in the year 1738.  

Dec 22   In the year 1738 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   In the year 1738 charles Lord Cornwallis, soldier/statesman "fire when ready Gridley"  

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Jan 10   On this day in history birth of ethan Allen, Revolutionary War fighter (lead the Green Mtn Boys)  

Mar 11   Benjamin Tupper, Continental Army officer, and pioneer to the Ohio Country (d. 1792) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 14   Duck of Portland, (C) British PM (1783, 1807-09) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 14   William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1809) was born in the year 1738.  

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

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

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

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

Jan 06   In the year 1738 franz Xaver Murschhauser, composer, dies at 74  

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

Feb 05   On this day in history georg Reidel, composer, dies at 61  

Feb 12   On this day in history james Sherard, composer, dies at 71  

Feb 15   Matthias Braun, Czech sculptor (b. 1684) died in the year 1738.  

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

Mar 25   On this day in history death of turlough O'Carolan, Irish harper and composer (b. 1670)  

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