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Historical Events Happened In 1788

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Jun 11 First British ship built on Pacific coast begun at Nootka Sound, BC on this day in history.

Jun 12 On this day in history johann A Cramer, prime minister/poet, dies at 65

Jun 21 On this day in history uS Constitution goes into effect as NH is 9th to ratify

Jun 25 The Virginia colony including Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, entered the United States of America as the tenth state on this day in history.

Jun 25 On this day in history virginia becomes 10th state to ratify US constitution

Jun 28 On this day in history johann Christoph Vogel, composer, dies at 32

Jul 01 On this day in history jean-Victor Poncelet, mathematician, founded projective geometry

Jul 14 On this day in history johann Gottfried Muthel, composer, dies at 60

Jul 17 On this day in history russian fleet destroys Swedish

Jul 26 New York becomes 11th state to ratify constitution on this day in history.

Jul 26 On this day in history new York ratifies the U.S. Constitution.

Jul 26 NY becomes 11th state to ratify constitution on this day in history.

Aug 02 Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (Blue Boy), dies at 61 on this day in history.

Aug 08 On this day in history king Louis XVI calls French States & Generals together

Aug 08 On this day in history louis FAD Duke the Richelieu, French marshal, dies at 92

Aug 13 On this day in history prussia joins Anglo-Dutch alliance to form Triple Alliance to prevent spread of Russo-Swedish War of 1788-90

Aug 14 On this day in history thomas Sheridan, actor/biographer/lexicographer (Intelligencer), dies

Aug 15 Carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director on this day in history.

Aug 17 Losantville, OH (now Cincinnati) founded on this day in history.

Aug 20 On this day in history jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer

Aug 22 British create the settlement of Sierra Leone, Africa, for freed slaves on this day in history.

Aug 22 On this day in history sierra Leone, settled by British as a former haven for slaves

Aug 22 On this day in history thomas Tredgold, engineer/carpenter

Aug 25 Cornelis J van Assen, Dutch jurist (Language of the Constitution) on this day in history.

Aug 26 On this day in history aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist

Aug 27 Jacques Neeker names French minister of Finance on this day in history.

Sep 06 On this day in history f Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari)

Sep 12 On this day in history alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder (Disciples of Christ)

Sep 13 On this day in history new York becomes the capital of the United States (later replaced by Washington)

Sep 13 New York City becomes the US national capital, as authorized by the Congress of the Confederation on this day in history.

Sep 13 On this day in history nY City becomes 1st capital of US

Sep 14 On this day in history john Penn, US attorney, signed (Decl of Independence), dies at 47

Sep 21 On this day in history margaret Smith Taylor, 1st lady (1849-50)

Sep 26 Francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.

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Famous Birthdays In 1788

Famous People Born In This Year In History

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of kaspar Ett, German organist/composer

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of erik Drake, composer

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831)

Jan 08 Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874) was born on this day in history.

Jan 11 William Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.

Jan 13 Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer was born on this day in history.

Jan 22 On this day in history birth of lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet (Don Juan)

Feb 05 Karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon) was born on this day in history.

Famous Deaths In 1788

Famous People Died In This Year In History

Jan 05 Johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.

Jan 14 On this day in history death of françois Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasetilly, comte de Grasse, French admiral (b. 1722)

Jan 15 Gaetano Latilla, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.

Jan 17 On this day in history alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37

Jan 31 On this day in history charles E Stuart, English pretender to the throne, dies at 67

Feb 18 John Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713) died on this day in history.

Feb 20 On this day in history gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68

Feb 21 Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723) died on this day in history.