History
1737
General
Population: 745 Million*
- Entertainment: Writers include Matthew Green (poem), Alexander Cruden (concordance to scriptures), Lady Mary Wortley Montagu THe Nonsense of Common Sense,
JJ Moser (German law), William Oldys The British Librarian,
Art includes Chardin "The Draughtsman", Roubiliac "Handel", Boucher designs tapestries
Music includes Handel (opwea), Rameau (opera), William Boys conducts three choir festivals
- Religion: Vincent de Paul cannonized
John Wesley's psalms and hymns published
- Science: Rene de Reaumur writes History of Insects
- Deaths: Violin maker Antonio Stradivari, Queen Caroline of England, Gian Gastone de Medici the Grand Duke of Tuscany
Asia
- Bangladesh: Cyclone
- India: Cyclone hits Bengal and Calcutta killing 300,000 creating 40-foot wave destroying 20,000 ships
Earthquake in Calcutta kills 300,000
- Japan: Earthquake
Europe
- German States: First Freemason lodge in Germany
- Great Britain: Queen Caroline of England dies and George II mourns
Quarrel between George II and his son Frederick Prince of Wales
Licensing Act restricts number of London theaters – plays come under censorship laws
Dr. Samuel Johnson and David Garrick leave Lichfield for London
James Gibbs builds Radcliffe Camera at Oxford
- Italian States: Last of the Medici, Gian Gastone the Grand Duke of Tuscany dies heirless – Tuscany comes under power of Holy Roman Empire
- Holy Roman Empire: Francis Stephen Duke of Lorraine – husband of Maria Theresa receives Tuscany
- Poland: Lorraine France given to Stanislas on death of Grand Duke of Tuscany - starts conflict
- Russia: Kamchatka quake estimated at 9.3 (one of the top largest in magnitude)
- Spain: Ignacio de Luzan Claramunt de Suelves y Gurrea lays down rules for Spanish poetry
Middle East
- Afghanistan: Nadir Shah of Persia takes Afghanistan
East
- Connecticut: John Higley mints first copper coins with words "I am good copper"
South
- Virginia: William Byrd founds Richmond