| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1738 | Carlo Agostino Badia Died |
| 1738 | Jonathan Battishill Was Born |
| 1738 | Carlo Besozzi Was Born |
| 1738 | Turlough Carolan Died |
| 1738 | Jean-François Dandrieu Died |
| 1738 | Tommaso Giordani Was Born |
| 1738 | Philip Hayes Was Born |
| 1738 | William Herschel Was Born |
| 1738 | Leopold Hofmann Was Born |
| 1738 | Jean-Joseph Mouret Died |
| 1738 | Franz Xaver Murschhauser Died |
| 1738 | Georg Reutter Died |
| 1738 | José de Torres Died |
| April 15 1738 | Handel Opera ""Serse"" Premiers In London |
| April 18 1738 | Royal Academy Is Founded In Madrid |
| May 24 1738 | Wesley Launches Methodist Movement |
| May 25 1738 | Prisoner Exchange Fosters Treaty In Conojocular War |
| July 20 1738 | La Vérendrye Reaches Lake Michigan |