Historical Events In 1788

Jan 01   London's Daily Universal Register is recorded as becoming the Times.   

Jan 01   London's Daily Universal Registrar is recorded as becoming the Times.   

Jan 01   Quakers in Pennsylvania emancipate their slaves.   

Jan 02   Georgia is 4th state to ratify US constitution.   

Jan 05   Johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85   

Jan 05   Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer   

Jan 08   Erik Drake, composer.   

Jan 09   Connecticut is recorded as becoming 5th state.   

Jan 09   Connecticut is recorded as becoming an American state.   

Jan 13   Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer   

Jan 15   Gaetano Latilla, composer, dies at 77.   

Jan 17   Alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37.   

Jan 18   The inaugural elements of the inaugural Fleet carrying 736 convicts from England to Australia arrives at Botany Bay to setup a penal colony.   

Jan 20   Pioneer African Baptist church organizes in Savannah GA   

Jan 20   Pioneer African Baptist church organizes in Savannah, Ga   

Jan 22   Lord Byron, English poet is born   

Jan 22   Lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet (Don Juan)   

Jan 26   Captain Arthur Phillip forms English colony at Sydney, Botany Bay New South Wales as a penal colony.   

Jan 26   Captain Arthur Phillip hoists the English flag on Botany Bay, New South Wales, now celebrated as Australia Day.   

Jan 26   The inaugural English convicts arrive in Australia.   

Jan 26   The inaugural group of European settlers arrives in Australia   

Jan 28   Captain Arthur Phillip forms English colony at Botany Bay, Sydney   

Jan 28   Lord Gordon are discovered guilty of libel of queen of France   

Jan 29   Australia Day   

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

Feb 01   1st US steamboat patent issued, by Georgia to Briggs and Longstreet   

Feb 01   inaugural US steamboat patent issued, by Georgia to Briggs and Longstreet.   

Feb 05   Karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon)   

Feb 06   Mass is recorded as becoming 6th state to ratify constitution.   

Feb 06   Massachusetts is recorded as becoming the sixth of the United States   

Feb 06   Massachusetts is recorded as becoming the sixth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.   

Feb 09   Austria declares war on Russia   

Feb 10   Johann Peter Pixis, composer   

Feb 16   Juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer.   

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Jan 05   Kaspar ett: German organist/composer   

Jan 08   Erik drake: Composer   

Jan 08   Pavel kiselyov: Russian general and politician    

Jan 08   Archduke rudolph of austria: Archduke rudolph of austria (d. 1831)   

Jan 11   William thomas brande: English chemist   

Jan 13   Carl ludwig cornelius westenholz: Composer   

Jan 22   Lord [george gordon noel] byron: England, romantic poet (don juan)   

Feb 05   Karoly kisfaludy: Hungarian literary (a tat rok magyarorsz gon)   

Jan 05   Johann schneider: Composer,    

Jan 14   François joseph paul: Marquis de grasetilly, comte de grasse, french admiral (b. 1722)   

Jan 15   Gaetano latilla: Composer,   

Jan 17   Alessio prati: Composer,   

Jan 31   Charles e stuart: English pretender to the throne,    

Feb 18   John whitehurst: English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713)   

Feb 20   Gijsbert john van hardenbroeck: Dutch regent (utrecht),   

Feb 21   Johann georg palitzsch: German astronomer (b. 1723)