Page 4: Historical Events In 1788

Sep 26   Francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63.   

Oct 02   HMAS Sirius sets out from Port Jackson, Australia, to Cape Town for provisions.   

Oct 11   Simon Sechter, composer.   

Oct 18   Jean-Guillain Cardon, composer, dies at 56.   

Oct 20   Philip Knapton, composer   

Oct 23   Sarah Hale, founder (Seaman's Aid Society of Boston)   

Oct 24   Sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb)   

Nov 01   Johann Samuel Schroeter, composer, dies   

Nov 11   Michal Wielhorski, composer   

Nov 15   Peregrinus Pogl, composer, dies at 77.   

Nov 28   Charles C of Nassau-Weilburg, governor of Maastricht, dies at about 53   

Dec 12   Joseph Gibbs, composer, dies at 88.   

Dec 14   Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach, German composer, dies at 74.   

Dec 17   Russian army of Grigorij Potemkin occupies Ocharov.   

Dec 18   Camille Pleyel, Austria, piano builder/composer   

Dec 19   Chinese troops occupy capital Thang Long Vietnam.   

Dec 21   Hue Tay Son is recorded as becoming emperor Quang Trung of Vietnam.   

Dec 23   Maryland votes to cede a 10 mile area for District of Columbia.   

Dec 23   Maryland votes to cede a 10 sqaure mile area for Dist of Columbia   

Dec 25   John Logan, Scottish conductor (Ode to the Cuckoo), dies at about 40   

Dec 30   Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher, dies at 86.   

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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)