Historical Events In 1788

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

Sep 26   On this day in history francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63  

Oct 02   On this day in history hMAS Sirius sets out from Port Jackson, Australia, to Cape Town for provisions.  

Oct 11   In the year 1788 simon Sechter, composer  

Oct 18   On this day in history jean-Guillain Cardon, composer, dies at 56  

Oct 20   Philip Knapton, composer in the year 1788.  

Oct 23   In the year 1788 sarah Hale, founder (Seaman's Aid Society of Boston)  

Oct 24   Sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb) on this day in history.  

Nov 01   Johann Samuel Schroeter, composer, dies in the year 1788.  

Nov 11   On this day in history michal Wielhorski, composer  

Nov 15   In the year 1788 peregrinus Pogl, composer, dies at 77  

Nov 28   Charles C of Nassau-Weilburg, governor of Maastricht, dies at about 53 on this day in history.  

Dec 12   Joseph Gibbs, composer, dies at 88 in the year 1788.  

Dec 14   Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach, German composer, dies at 74 in the year 1788.  

Dec 17   On this day in history russian army of Grigorij Potemkin occupies Ocharov  

Dec 18   Camille Pleyel, Austria, piano builder/composer in the year 1788.  

Dec 19   Chinese troops occupy capital Thang Long Vietnam on this day in history.  

Dec 21   Hue Tay Son becomes emperor Quang Trung of Vietnam on this day in history.  

Dec 23   Maryland votes to cede a 10 mile area for District of Columbia in the year 1788.  

Dec 23   In the year 1788 maryland votes to cede a 10 sqaure mile area for Dist of Columbia  

Dec 25   John Logan, Scottish conductor (Ode to the Cuckoo), dies at about 40 in the year 1788.  

Dec 30   Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 08   Erik Drake, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831) was born in the year 1788.  

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   Lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet (Don Juan) was born in the year 1788.  

Feb 05   Karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon) was born in the year 1788.  

Jan 05   On this day in history johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85  

Jan 14   In the year 1788 death of françois Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasetilly, comte de Grasse, French admiral (b. 1722)  

Jan 15   On this day in history gaetano Latilla, composer, dies at 77  

Jan 17   Alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37 in the year 1788.  

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 in the year 1788.  

Feb 20   Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68 in the year 1788.  

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