Historical Events In 1788

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

Jun 12   In the year 1788 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   On this day in history the Virginia colony including Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, entered the United States of America as the tenth state.  

Jun 25   Virginia becomes 10th state to ratify US constitution in the year 1788.  

Jun 28   Johann Christoph Vogel, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.  

Jul 01   Jean-Victor Poncelet, mathematician, founded projective geometry on this day in history.  

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

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

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   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 on this day in history.  

Aug 17   Losantville, OH (now Cincinnati) founded in the year 1788.  

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

Aug 22   British create the settlement of Sierra Leone, Africa, for freed slaves in the year 1788.  

Aug 22   In the year 1788 sierra Leone, settled by British as a former haven for slaves  

Aug 22   Thomas Tredgold, engineer/carpenter in the year 1788.  

Aug 25   Cornelis J van Assen, Dutch jurist (Language of the Constitution) in the year 1788.  

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

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

Sep 06   F Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari) on this day in history.  

Sep 12   Alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder (Disciples of Christ) in the year 1788.  

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 in the year 1788.  

Sep 13   In the year 1788 nY City becomes 1st capital of US  

Sep 14   John Penn, US attorney, signed (Decl of Independence), dies at 47 on this day in history.  

Sep 21   Margaret Smith Taylor, 1st lady (1849-50) in the year 1788.  

Sep 26   Francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1788.  

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

Jan 08   In the year 1788 birth of erik Drake, composer  

Jan 08   In the year 1788 birth of archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831)  

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

Jan 31   Charles E Stuart, English pretender to the throne, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Feb 18   On this day in history death of john Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713)  

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

Feb 21   On this day in history death of johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723)