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   In the year 1737 francis Hopkinson, US, writer/lawyer (helped design Stars & Stripes)   

Sep 22   Francesco Mancini, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

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

Oct 11   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Nov 05   Johan W van Ripperda, Dutch diplomat/baron/duke, dies at 55 in the year 1737.   

Nov 20   On this day in history caroline of Ansbach, queen of Great-Britain, dies   

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

Dec 08   In the year 1737 robert Kimmerling, composer   

Dec 18   Antonio Stradivari, renowned violin-maker, dies in Cremona Italy at 93 on this day in history.   

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

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Jan 12   On this day in history birth of brizio Petrucci, composer   

Jan 12   John Hancock, patriot (1st to sign Declaration of Independence) was born in the year 1737.   

Jan 19   In the year 1737 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   In the year 1737 birth of josef Myslivecek, composer   

Mar 20   In the year 1737 birth of buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, King of Thailand (d. 1809)   

Mar 28   Francesco Zannetti, composer was born in the year 1737.   

Apr 10   On this day in history birth of francois Giroust, composer   

Jan 17   Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (b. 1662) died on this day in history.   

Jan 29   On this day in history death of george Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, British soldier (b. 1666)   

Feb 03   In the year 1737 death of tommaso Ceva, Italian Mathematician (b. 1648)   

Feb 14   Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot of Hensol, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1685) died on this day in history.   

Feb 20   On this day in history elizabeth Rowe, poet, dies   

Feb 28   Hercule Brehy, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1737.   

Mar 07   Guido Starhemberg, Austrian earl/fieldmarshal, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Mar 16   Benjamin Wadsworth, President of Harvard University (b. 1670) died in the year 1737.