Page 3: Historical Events In 1788

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

Jun 11   In the year 1788 1st British ship built on Pacific coast begun at Nootka Sound, BC   

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

Jun 12   Johann A Cramer, prime minister/poet, dies at 65 in the year 1788.   

Jun 21   In the year 1788 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   In the year 1788 virginia becomes 10th state to ratify US constitution   

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 in the year 1788.   

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

Jul 26   New York becomes 11th state to ratify constitution on this day in history.   

Jul 26   New York ratifies the U.S. Constitution in the year 1788.   

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

Aug 02   Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (Blue Boy), dies at 61 in the year 1788.   

Aug 08   In the year 1788 king Louis XVI calls French States & Generals together   

Aug 08   Louis FAD Duke the Richelieu, French marshal, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

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   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   Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer in the year 1788.   

Aug 22   In the year 1788 british create the settlement of Sierra Leone, Africa, for freed slaves   

Aug 22   Sierra Leone, settled by British as a former haven for slaves on this day in history.   

Aug 22   On this day in history thomas Tredgold, engineer/carpenter   

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

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

Aug 27   Jacques Neeker names French minister of Finance in the year 1788.   

Sep 06   F Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari) on this day in history.   

Sep 12   In the year 1788 alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder (Disciples of Christ)   

Sep 13   New York becomes the capital of the United States (later replaced by Washington) on this day in history.   

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

Sep 13   On this day in history nY City becomes 1st capital of US   

Sep 14   On this day in history john Penn, US attorney, signed (Decl of Independence), dies at 47   

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Jan 05   In the year 1788 birth of kaspar Ett, German organist/composer   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   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   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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1788.   

Jan 15   On this day in history gaetano Latilla, composer, dies at 77   

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

Jan 31   On this day in history charles E Stuart, English pretender to the throne, dies at 67   

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 in the year 1788.   

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