Page 2: 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) on this day in history.   

Sep 22   In the year 1737 francesco Mancini, composer, dies at 65   

Oct 02   In the year 1737 franz Schneider, composer   

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

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

Oct 11   In the year 1737 earthquake kills 300,000 & destroys « of Calcutta India   

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

Oct 22   Vincenzo Manfredini, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

Nov 20   In the year 1737 caroline of Ansbach, queen of Great-Britain, dies   

Nov 25   In the year 1737 christian Friedrich Penzel, composer   

Dec 08   In the year 1737 robert Kimmerling, composer   

Dec 18   Antonio Stradivari, renowned violin-maker, dies in Cremona Italy at 93 in the year 1737.   

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

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Jan 12   Brizio Petrucci, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   John Hancock, patriot (1st to sign Declaration of Independence) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 29   In the year 1737 birth of thomas Paine, political essayist (Common Sense, Age of Reason)   

Mar 09   Josef Myslivecek, composer was born on this day in history.   

Mar 20   On this day in history birth of buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, King of Thailand (d. 1809)   

Mar 28   Francesco Zannetti, composer was born on this day in history.   

Apr 10   In the year 1737 birth of francois Giroust, composer   

Jan 17   On this day in history death of matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (b. 1662)   

Jan 29   George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, British soldier (b. 1666) died in the year 1737.   

Feb 03   Tommaso Ceva, Italian Mathematician (b. 1648) died in the year 1737.   

Feb 14   On this day in history 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   On this day in history hercule Brehy, composer, dies at 63   

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

Mar 16   In the year 1737 death of benjamin Wadsworth, President of Harvard University (b. 1670)