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 on this day in history.   

Sep 21   Francis Hopkinson, US, writer/lawyer (helped design Stars & Stripes) in the year 1737.   

Sep 22   On this day in history francesco Mancini, composer, dies at 65   

Oct 02   In the year 1737 franz Schneider, composer   

Oct 07   In the year 1737 40 foot waves sink 20,000 small craft & kill 300,000 (Bengal, India)   

Oct 07   40 foot waves sink 20,000 small craft and kill 300,000 (Bengal, India) on this day in history.   

Oct 11   Earthquake kills 300,000 & destroys « of Calcutta India in the year 1737.   

Oct 11   In the year 1737 earthquake kills 300,000 and destroys half of Calcutta India   

Oct 22   In the year 1737 vincenzo Manfredini, composer   

Nov 04   The Teatro di San Carlo is inaugurated in the year 1737.   

Nov 05   In the year 1737 johan W van Ripperda, Dutch diplomat/baron/duke, dies at 55   

Nov 20   Caroline of Ansbach, queen of Great-Britain, dies on this day in history.   

Nov 25   Christian Friedrich Penzel, composer in the year 1737.   

Dec 08   On this day in history robert Kimmerling, composer   

Dec 18   On this day in history antonio Stradivari, renowned violin-maker, dies in Cremona Italy at 93   

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

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Jan 12   In the year 1737 birth of brizio Petrucci, composer   

Jan 12   In the year 1737 birth of john Hancock, patriot (1st to sign Declaration of Independence)   

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Fr writer (Paul et Virgin)   

Jan 29   Thomas Paine, political essayist (Common Sense, Age of Reason) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 09   On this day in history birth of josef Myslivecek, composer   

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 in the year 1737.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 14   In the year 1737 death of charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot of Hensol, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1685)   

Feb 20   In the year 1737 elizabeth Rowe, poet, dies   

Feb 28   Hercule Brehy, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Mar 07   Guido Starhemberg, Austrian earl/fieldmarshal, dies at 79 in the year 1737.   

Mar 16   On this day in history death of benjamin Wadsworth, President of Harvard University (b. 1670)