Page 3: Historical Events In 1788

Jun 07   Masses stone French govt army at Grenoble on this day in history.   

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

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

Jun 12   Johann A Cramer, prime minister/poet, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 28   On this day in history johann Christoph Vogel, composer, dies at 32   

Jul 01   Jean-Victor Poncelet, mathematician, founded projective geometry in the year 1788.   

Jul 14   Johann Gottfried Muthel, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Jul 17   Russian fleet destroys Swedish in the year 1788.   

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   NY becomes 11th state to ratify constitution on this day in history.   

Aug 02   On this day in history thomas Gainsborough, English painter (Blue Boy), dies at 61   

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

Aug 08   On this day in history louis FAD Duke the Richelieu, French marshal, dies at 92   

Aug 13   On this day in history prussia joins Anglo-Dutch alliance to form Triple Alliance to prevent spread of Russo-Swedish War of 1788-90   

Aug 14   On this day in history thomas Sheridan, actor/biographer/lexicographer (Intelligencer), dies   

Aug 15   In the year 1788 carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director   

Aug 17   On this day in history losantville, OH (now Cincinnati) founded   

Aug 20   Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer in the year 1788.   

Aug 22   On this day in history british create the settlement of Sierra Leone, Africa, for freed slaves   

Aug 22   Sierra Leone, settled by British as a former haven for slaves in the year 1788.   

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   In the year 1788 jacques Neeker names French minister of Finance   

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

Sep 12   On this day in history alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder (Disciples of Christ)   

Sep 13   In the year 1788 new York becomes the capital of the United States (later replaced by Washington)   

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   John Penn, US attorney, signed (Decl of Independence), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   Erik Drake, composer was born in the year 1788.   

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   William Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. 1866) was born in the year 1788.   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer   

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

Feb 05   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1788 alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37   

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