Historical Events In 1788

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 in the year 1788.  

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

Jun 28   Johann Christoph Vogel, composer, dies at 32 in the year 1788.  

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

Aug 02   On this day in history thomas Gainsborough, English painter (Blue Boy), dies at 61  

Aug 08   King Louis XVI calls French States & Generals together in the year 1788.  

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

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   Thomas Sheridan, actor/biographer/lexicographer (Intelligencer), dies on this day in history.  

Aug 15   On this day in history carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director  

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

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

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

Aug 22   In the year 1788 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) in the year 1788.  

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   F Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari) in the year 1788.  

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

Sep 13   New York becomes the capital of the United States (later replaced by Washington) in the year 1788.  

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

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

Sep 21   Margaret Smith Taylor, 1st lady (1849-50) on this day in history.  

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

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Jan 05   In the year 1788 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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1788.  

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

Feb 05   In the year 1788 birth of karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon)  

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   In the year 1788 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   In the year 1788 death of john Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713)  

Feb 20   In the year 1788 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)