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

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

Oct 02   In the year 1737 franz Schneider, composer   

Oct 07   On this day in history 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   On this day in history earthquake kills 300,000 & destroys « of Calcutta India   

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

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

Nov 25   On this day in history christian Friedrich Penzel, composer   

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   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   On this day in history birth of thomas Paine, political essayist (Common Sense, Age of Reason)   

Mar 09   Josef Myslivecek, composer was born in the year 1737.   

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   On this day in history birth of francois Giroust, composer   

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

Jan 29   In the year 1737 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   Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot of Hensol, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1685) died on this day in history.   

Feb 20   Elizabeth Rowe, poet, dies on this day in history.   

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