Historical Events In 1788

Oct 02   HMAS Sirius sets out from Port Jackson, Australia, to Cape Town for provisions on this day in history.  

Oct 11   On this day in history simon Sechter, composer  

Oct 18   In the year 1788 jean-Guillain Cardon, composer, dies at 56  

Oct 20   On this day in history philip Knapton, composer  

Oct 23   In the year 1788 sarah Hale, founder (Seaman's Aid Society of Boston)  

Oct 24   On this day in history sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb)  

Nov 01   On this day in history johann Samuel Schroeter, composer, dies  

Nov 11   In the year 1788 michal Wielhorski, composer  

Nov 15   On this day in history peregrinus Pogl, composer, dies at 77  

Nov 28   Charles C of Nassau-Weilburg, governor of Maastricht, dies at about 53 in the year 1788.  

Dec 12   On this day in history joseph Gibbs, composer, dies at 88  

Dec 14   Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach, German composer, dies at 74 in the year 1788.  

Dec 17   On this day in history russian army of Grigorij Potemkin occupies Ocharov  

Dec 18   On this day in history camille Pleyel, Austria, piano builder/composer  

Dec 19   In the year 1788 chinese troops occupy capital Thang Long Vietnam  

Dec 21   Hue Tay Son becomes emperor Quang Trung of Vietnam on this day in history.  

Dec 23   Maryland votes to cede a 10 mile area for District of Columbia on this day in history.  

Dec 23   In the year 1788 maryland votes to cede a 10 sqaure mile area for Dist of Columbia  

Dec 25   On this day in history john Logan, Scottish conductor (Ode to the Cuckoo), dies at about 40  

Dec 30   On this day in history francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher, dies at 86  

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

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

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

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

Jan 11   In the year 1788 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 in the year 1788.  

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

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 in the year 1788.  

Jan 17   Alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37 in the year 1788.  

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   In the year 1788 death of johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723)