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   Johann A Cramer, prime minister/poet, dies at 65 in the year 1788.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jun 25   Virginia becomes 10th state to ratify US constitution on this day in history.  

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

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   NY becomes 11th state to ratify constitution on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1788.  

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

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   On this day in history thomas Sheridan, actor/biographer/lexicographer (Intelligencer), dies  

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

Aug 17   Losantville, OH (now Cincinnati) founded on this day in history.  

Aug 20   Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer in the year 1788.  

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 in the year 1788.  

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

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

Aug 26   In the year 1788 aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist  

Aug 27   Jacques Neeker names French minister of Finance on this day in history.  

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

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

Sep 13   In the year 1788 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   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   Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 11   William Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13   In the year 1788 birth of carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer  

Jan 22   In the year 1788 birth of lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet (Don Juan)  

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 in the year 1788.  

Jan 15   Gaetano Latilla, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 31   In the year 1788 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)