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   In the year 1788 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   Virginia becomes 10th state to ratify US constitution in the year 1788.  

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

Jul 01   Jean-Victor Poncelet, mathematician, founded projective geometry in the year 1788.  

Jul 14   Johann Gottfried Muthel, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1788.  

Jul 17   Russian fleet destroys Swedish on this day in history.  

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

Jul 26   New York ratifies the U.S. Constitution in the year 1788.  

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

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

Aug 08   King Louis XVI calls French States & Generals together on this day in history.  

Aug 08   Louis FAD Duke the Richelieu, French marshal, dies at 92 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 14   In the year 1788 thomas Sheridan, actor/biographer/lexicographer (Intelligencer), dies  

Aug 15   Carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director in the year 1788.  

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

Aug 20   Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer on this day in history.  

Aug 22   In the year 1788 british create the settlement of Sierra Leone, Africa, for freed slaves  

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

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   Aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist on this day in history.  

Aug 27   In the year 1788 jacques Neeker names French minister of Finance  

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

Sep 12   Alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder (Disciples of Christ) on this day in history.  

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

Sep 13   In the year 1788 new York City becomes the US national capital, as authorized by the Congress of the Confederation.  

Sep 13   NY City becomes 1st capital of US in the year 1788.  

Sep 14   In the year 1788 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   In the year 1788 francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63  

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Jan 05   Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer was born in the year 1788.  

Jan 08   Erik Drake, composer was born in the year 1788.  

Jan 08   Archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08   In the year 1788 birth of pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874)  

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of william Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. 1866)  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 14   François Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasetilly, comte de Grasse, French admiral (b. 1722) died on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Gaetano Latilla, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1788.  

Jan 17   Alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

Jan 31   Charles E Stuart, English pretender to the throne, dies at 67 in the year 1788.  

Feb 18   John Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713) died in the year 1788.  

Feb 20   In the year 1788 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.