Historical Events In 1788

Sep 21   On this day in history margaret Smith Taylor, 1st lady (1849-50)  

Sep 26   Francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 11   Simon Sechter, composer in the year 1788.  

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

Oct 20   In the year 1788 philip Knapton, composer  

Oct 23   On this day in history sarah Hale, founder (Seaman's Aid Society of Boston)  

Oct 24   In the year 1788 sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb)  

Nov 01   Johann Samuel Schroeter, composer, dies on this day in history.  

Nov 11   Michal Wielhorski, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 15   Peregrinus Pogl, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1788.  

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   Russian army of Grigorij Potemkin occupies Ocharov on this day in history.  

Dec 18   Camille Pleyel, Austria, piano builder/composer in the year 1788.  

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 in the year 1788.  

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

Dec 25   John Logan, Scottish conductor (Ode to the Cuckoo), dies at about 40 in the year 1788.  

Dec 30   Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   William Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13   Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 22   In the year 1788 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   In the year 1788 johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85  

Jan 14   On this day in history 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   In the year 1788 alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37  

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

Feb 18   In the year 1788 death of john Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713)  

Feb 20   Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Feb 21   Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723) died on this day in history.