Historical Events In 1788

Sep 21   In the year 1788 margaret Smith Taylor, 1st lady (1849-50)  

Sep 26   On this day in history francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63  

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

Oct 11   On this day in history simon Sechter, composer  

Oct 18   On this day in history jean-Guillain Cardon, composer, dies at 56  

Oct 20   In the year 1788 philip Knapton, composer  

Oct 23   In the year 1788 sarah Hale, founder (Seaman's Aid Society of Boston)  

Oct 24   Sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb) in the year 1788.  

Nov 01   In the year 1788 johann Samuel Schroeter, composer, dies  

Nov 11   Michal Wielhorski, composer in the year 1788.  

Nov 15   On this day in history peregrinus Pogl, composer, dies at 77  

Nov 28   On this day in history charles C of Nassau-Weilburg, governor of Maastricht, dies at about 53  

Dec 12   Joseph Gibbs, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.  

Dec 14   On this day in history carl Phillip Emanuel Bach, German composer, dies at 74  

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   Chinese troops occupy capital Thang Long Vietnam in the year 1788.  

Dec 21   In the year 1788 hue Tay Son becomes emperor Quang Trung of Vietnam  

Dec 23   Maryland votes to cede a 10 mile area for District of Columbia in the year 1788.  

Dec 23   On this day in history maryland votes to cede a 10 sqaure mile area for Dist of Columbia  

Dec 25   On this day in history john Logan, Scottish conductor (Ode to the Cuckoo), dies at about 40  

Dec 30   In the year 1788 francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher, dies at 86  

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Jan 05   On this day in history 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   Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   William Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. 1866) was born in the year 1788.  

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

Jan 22   On this day in history birth of lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet (Don Juan)  

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   On this day in history death of françois Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasetilly, comte de Grasse, French admiral (b. 1722)  

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

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723)