Historical Events In 1788

Jun 11   First British ship built on Pacific coast begun at Nootka Sound, BC in the year 1788.  

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 in the year 1788.  

Jun 25   In the year 1788 virginia becomes 10th state to ratify US constitution  

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

Jul 01   In the year 1788 jean-Victor Poncelet, mathematician, founded projective geometry  

Jul 14   Johann Gottfried Muthel, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Jul 17   In the year 1788 russian fleet destroys Swedish  

Jul 26   On this day in history new York becomes 11th state to ratify constitution  

Jul 26   New York ratifies the U.S. Constitution on this day in history.  

Jul 26   In the year 1788 nY becomes 11th state to ratify constitution  

Aug 02   In the year 1788 thomas Gainsborough, English painter (Blue Boy), dies at 61  

Aug 08   In the year 1788 king Louis XVI calls French States & Generals together  

Aug 08   Louis FAD Duke the Richelieu, French marshal, dies at 92 in the year 1788.  

Aug 13   Prussia joins Anglo-Dutch alliance to form Triple Alliance to prevent spread of Russo-Swedish War of 1788-90 in the year 1788.  

Aug 14   Thomas Sheridan, actor/biographer/lexicographer (Intelligencer), dies in the year 1788.  

Aug 15   In the year 1788 carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director  

Aug 17   In the year 1788 losantville, OH (now Cincinnati) founded  

Aug 20   In the year 1788 jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer  

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

Aug 22   Sierra Leone, settled by British as a former haven for slaves on this day in history.  

Aug 22   Thomas Tredgold, engineer/carpenter on this day in history.  

Aug 25   On this day in history cornelis J van Assen, Dutch jurist (Language of the Constitution)  

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

Aug 27   On this day in history jacques Neeker names French minister of Finance  

Sep 06   In the year 1788 f Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari)  

Sep 12   In the year 1788 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   On this day in history new York City becomes the US national capital, as authorized by the Congress of the Confederation.  

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   In the year 1788 margaret Smith Taylor, 1st lady (1849-50)  

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

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Jan 05   In the year 1788 birth of kaspar Ett, German organist/composer  

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

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 in the year 1788.  

Jan 11   William Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. 1866) was born in the year 1788.  

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   In the year 1788 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   Gaetano Latilla, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Jan 17   In the year 1788 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   On this day in history death of johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723)