Page 3: Historical Events In 1788

Jun 07   In the year 1788 masses stone French govt army at Grenoble   

Jun 11   1st British ship built on Pacific coast begun at Nootka Sound, BC on this day in history.   

Jun 11   First British ship built on Pacific coast begun at Nootka Sound, BC on this day in history.   

Jun 12   In the year 1788 johann A Cramer, prime minister/poet, dies at 65   

Jun 21   US Constitution goes into effect as NH is 9th to ratify in the year 1788.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 01   In the year 1788 jean-Victor Poncelet, mathematician, founded projective geometry   

Jul 14   In the year 1788 johann Gottfried Muthel, composer, dies at 60   

Jul 17   Russian fleet destroys Swedish on this day in history.   

Jul 26   New York becomes 11th state to ratify constitution in the year 1788.   

Jul 26   On this day in history new York ratifies the U.S. Constitution.   

Jul 26   In the year 1788 nY becomes 11th state to ratify constitution   

Aug 02   Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (Blue Boy), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Aug 08   On this day in history king Louis XVI calls French States & Generals together   

Aug 08   In the year 1788 louis FAD Duke the Richelieu, French marshal, dies at 92   

Aug 13   Prussia joins Anglo-Dutch alliance to form Triple Alliance to prevent spread of Russo-Swedish War of 1788-90 in the year 1788.   

Aug 14   In the year 1788 thomas Sheridan, actor/biographer/lexicographer (Intelligencer), dies   

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   In the year 1788 jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer   

Aug 22   British create the settlement of Sierra Leone, Africa, for freed slaves in the year 1788.   

Aug 22   In the year 1788 sierra Leone, settled by British as a former haven for slaves   

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

Aug 25   Cornelis J van Assen, Dutch jurist (Language of the Constitution) on this day in history.   

Aug 26   Aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist in the year 1788.   

Aug 27   On this day in history jacques Neeker names French minister of Finance   

Sep 06   On this day in history f Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari)   

Sep 12   Alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder (Disciples of Christ) in the year 1788.   

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

Sep 13   New York City becomes the US national capital, as authorized by the Congress of the Confederation in the year 1788.   

Sep 13   NY City becomes 1st capital of US on this day in history.   

Sep 14   In the year 1788 john Penn, US attorney, signed (Decl of Independence), dies at 47   

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Jan 05   Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   Archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831) was born in the year 1788.   

Jan 08   Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874) was born in the year 1788.   

Jan 11   In the year 1788 birth of william Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. 1866)   

Jan 13   Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer was born in the year 1788.   

Jan 22   Lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet (Don Juan) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 05   Karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon) was born in the year 1788.   

Jan 05   In the year 1788 johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85   

Jan 14   François Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasetilly, comte de Grasse, French admiral (b. 1722) died on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Gaetano Latilla, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1788.   

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 in the year 1788.   

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)