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 in the year 1737.   

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

Sep 22   In the year 1737 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) in the year 1737.   

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

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

Oct 22   On this day in history vincenzo Manfredini, composer   

Nov 04   The Teatro di San Carlo is inaugurated on this day in history.   

Nov 05   On this day in history 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   In the year 1737 christian Friedrich Penzel, composer   

Dec 08   On this day in history robert Kimmerling, composer   

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

Dec 18   In the year 1737 antonio Stradivari, world-famous violin maker, dies in Cremona, Italy.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | Next Page »

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   Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Fr writer (Paul et Virgin) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 29   Thomas Paine, political essayist (Common Sense, Age of Reason) was born in the year 1737.   

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

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

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

Apr 10   Francois Giroust, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   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   Elizabeth Rowe, poet, dies on this day in history.   

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

Mar 07   On this day in history guido Starhemberg, Austrian earl/fieldmarshal, dies at 79   

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