January 29 – Thomas Paine, British-born American patriot and pamphleteer (d. 1809)
1737 John, Baron De La Warr —West's or (1st) Earl De La Warr's Horse Guards
(August 30, 1737 - March 16, 1766)
Adolphus von Dalberg (29 May 1678 – 3 November 1737) was a German Benedictine Prince-Abbot of Fulda Abbey and founder of the former university in the same city — University of Fulda.
Other memorials include those to Martin Barnham (d. 1610, father of Sir Francis Barnham), Dame Grace Gethin (d. 1697), Samuel Plummer (d. 1705), Baldwin Duppa (d. 1737) and Baldwin Duppa (d. 1764)
Johnston's later years were passed mainly at his residence (much later known as Orleans House) Twickenham, and he died at Bath in May 1737, see the separate article.
Born at Kilfinichen, he was the fifth son of Rev. Neil McLeod (1729-1780) M.A., a native of St Kilda, and Margaret MacLean (1737-1789), daughter of Rev. Archibald MacLean (b.1683) M.A., of the MacLeans of Boreray, North Uist.
Arthur Annesley, 5th Earl of Anglesey (1678–1737), Anglo-Irish Tory politician, succeeded as 6th Viscount Valentia
The most complete edition of his works is that by P Argelati (Milan, 1732–1737), which contains his life by LA Muratori, the only trustworthy authority for the biographer.
After a second grand tour to continental Europe in 1737 and 1738, he returned to England in January 1739 and staged an opera, Angelico e Medoro, with music by Giovanni Battista Pescetti from a libretto by Metastasio at Covent Garden.
His grandfather was Dr. Thomas Hinde (1737–1828) who had distinguished himself during the American Revolutionary War and during his service to General James Wolfe.
The son of Dr George Lauder (1712–1752) a surgeon and fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, by his spouse Rosina Preston (d.1786), Colin Lauder was the great-great-grandson of Sir John Lauder, 1st Baronet, of Fountainhall and the grandson of Surgeon Dr John Lauder (1683-1737) deacon of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
An extract from the commentary on the Acts appeared in 1737 in Tyrnau, under the title: Effigies Sancti Pauli, sive idea vitæ apostolicæ.
The title of duke of Ayen was created in 1737 for the benefit of Louis, duke of Noailles by the elevation of the county of Ayen to duchy.
But Moore spent so extravagantly that after his death in 1730 there were insufficient funds to maintain the estate and it was sold in 1737 to Thomas Revell, Agent Victualler at Gibraltar.
Don Francisco served as War Commissioner (Comisario de Guerra) in Orbetello in 1737–1739 just after the War of Polish Succession, and in Messina from 1740 to 1750.
Pitt resigned as governor in 1735 with a considerable fortune, purchased what later became known as Orleans House Twickenham from the estate of James Johnston who died in 1737 and bought in January 1740 burgages and freeholds from Sir William Lowther which with Lord Galway's interest gave complete control of the Pontefract seat.
She married on 26 October 1779 at Bosfeld House in Rheda-Wiedenbrück with Baron Johann Jost of Loën, Lord of Cappeln and Tecklenburg (1737–1803), son of Johann Michael von Loën.
Henriette Anne Louise d'Aguesseau, Duchess of Noailles, Princess of Tingry (12 February 1737 – 22 July 1794), was the heiress of her grandfather, Henri François d'Aguesseau, and wife of Jean Paul François de Noailles, Count and Duke of Ayen.
Early in 1737 he took charge of a struggling congregation at Walthamstow, founded by Samuel Slater, a minister ejected from St. James's, Bury St Edmunds.
This was followed by several concert appearances and she did not return to the stage again until 1737 when she sang the heroine Margery in John Frederick Lampe’s burlesque opera The Dragon of Wantley.
Captain James Sulivane was born March 30, 1737, possibly at East New Market's Friendship Hall.
Among his known works are portraits of King Christian VI and Queen Consort Sophia Magdalen (1737, Rosenborg Castle, after Johann Salomon Wahl), Poul Løvenørn (after A. Brünniche) and Niels Trolle (1741, Frederiksborg Castle), Ove Gjedde and Oluf Parsberg (1741, both Ledreborg Castle).
On the death of Queen Caroline (1683−1737) the Prime Minister Robert Walpole suggested that Amalie be brought over from Hanover to Britain to take her place as maîtresse en titre to George II.
John Ashburnham, 1st Earl of Ashburnham (1687–1737), his son, British Member of Parliament for Hastings
However, the post of Professor of Scots Law at Edinburgh University became vacant in 1737, with the death of its incumbent Alexander Bain.
Sir John Lees, 1st Baronet (1737–1811), Secretary of Irish Post Office and Black Rod in Ireland
Born on 17 January 1788 at Newmillerdam, near Wakefield, he was the eldest son of John Lonsdale (1737–1800), vicar of Darfield and perpetual curate of Chapelthorpe.
Sir John Philipps, 4th Baronet (c.1666–1737) was a Welsh landowner, politician and philanthropist
Sir John Randolph (1693–1737), Virginia colonial politician, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses
Joseph Towers (1737–1799) was an English Dissenter and biographer.
Gelelemend (1737–1811), Bemino's son, known as John Killbuck, Jr
Following a year's delay, he moved to Salzburg to resume his education, enrolling in November 1737 at the Benedictine University to study philosophy and jurisprudence.
The Irish Hell Fire Club was founded around 1737 by Richard Parsons, 1st Earl of Rosse, and James Worsdale.
Lowman's ‘Paraphrase and Notes upon the Revelation of St. John’ (1737, 1745; 1791, 1807) was commended by Philip Doddridge; it formed the concluding portion of collective editions of the ‘Commentaries’ of Simon Patrick, William Lowth, Daniel Whitby, and Richard Arnald.
The company went bankrupt and was dissolved in 1737 (shortly after appointing Giovanni Battista Pescetti its musical director), but not before it had poached some of Handel's best singers such as Francesca Cuzzoni and Antonio Montagnana and forced his company into bankruptcy too.
Julie Pinel (1710–1737), French composer and harpsichord teacher
In 1737, his attempt to conquer Banja Luka failed, but in practically all important engagements of the war, Joseph displayed personal bravery, for example in the Battle of Grocka (on 22 July 1739), where he covered the retreat of the Imperial Army.
Prince Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Ehrenburg Palace, Coburg, 26 December 1737 – Coburg, 26 February 1815)
Sir Robert Anstruther, 1st Baronet (1658–1737) (additionally of Balcaskie, Fife and Braemore, Caithness in 1698) MP for Fife 1710
Sir Samuel Hayes, 1st Baronet (1737–1807), MP for Augher and of the Hayes baronets
Bayly married firstly Caroline Paget, daughter of Brigadier General Thomas Paget (died 1741), Governor of Minorca, and Mary Whitcombe, in 1737.
Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 3rd Baronet, of Isell (1697–1737), MP for Boroughbridge 1718-1722 and Cockermouth
In 1737, Ignacio de Luzán gathered the aesthetic ideas of the Neoclasicism in his Poética.
The Historical Register for the Year 1736 is a 1737 play by Henry Fielding published by William W. Appleton.
Thomas Betagh (1737 – 16 February 1811) was an Irish Catholic priest, schoolteacher, and professor of languages at Pont-à-Mousson seminary.
Thomas Zouch (12 September 1737, Sandal Magna near Wakefield – 17 December 1815, Sandal Magna), was an English clergyman and antiquary, best known as a student of the works and life of Izaak Walton.
In 1706 he completed the edition of Julius Pollux's Onomasticon begun by Jean-Henri Lederlin (1672-1737); but the praise he received from his countrymen was more than counterbalanced by two letters of criticism from Bentley, which mortified him so keenly that for two months he refused to open a Greek book.
It has recently been shown that the Saxon minister Heinrich, Graf von Bruhl, had a chef d'office who also had the surname La Chapelle, and the two made regular visits to the Meissen factory between 1737 and 1740—during the period when the radically inventive Swan service was in production.