In history, year 1737 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1737.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1737:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|---|
| 07 October | Three hundred thousand people died in Bengal when a 20 thousand small ship sank 40 feet below the sea. |
| 11 October | About three lakh people died in the cyclone that struck Calcutta (now Kolkata). |
| 21 January | Three lakh people died due to severe storms in the Bay of Bengal. |
| 30 January | Italian physicist and mathematician Luichi Galvani, who discovered lightning in the bodies of living beings, was born in Bolonia city. |
| 20 February | French Finance Minister Chauvelin resigned. |
| 12 March | Galileo's body was brought to the Church of Santa Croce in Florence, Italy. |
| 04 April | Anthony van Heim established as Dutch pension consultant |
| 28 May | The planet Venus passes in front of Mercury. The event was seen during the royal hours by amateur astronomer John Beviz at the Royal Greenwich Observatory. |
| 30 June | Russo-Turkish War, 1735–1739: According to Field Marshal Munich the Russian army sacked the Ottoman stronghold of Okkov and 4,000 Turks were imprisoned. |
| 31 July | Prince Frederick of Wales escaped from the English court. |
| 17 September | George-August University opened in Göttingen. |
| 11 October | The earthquake killed 300,000 people, and destroyed half of India's Calcutta city. |
| 04 November | Teatro di San Carlo Naples was inaugurated. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1737:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|---|
| 01 May | William Petty / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 08 May | Edward Gibbon / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 09 March | Josef Mysliveček / Violinist / Czech Republic |
| 09 February | Thomas Paine / Author / United Kingdom |
| 09 September | Luigi Galvani / Physicist / Italy |
| 10 August | Anton Losenko / Painter / Russia |
| 14 May | George Macartney / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 14 September | Michael Haydn / Singer / Austria |
| 19 January | Giuseppe Millico / Composer / Italy |
| 20 June | Tokugawa Ieharu / Shogun / Japan |
| 20 March | Rama I / King / Thailand |
| 21 November | José Antonio Alzate y Ramírez / Scientist / Mexico |
| 23 January | John Hancock / Politician / United States of America |
| 31 October | James Lovell / Politician / United States of America |
