Historical Events In 1788

Sep 21   On this day in history margaret Smith Taylor, 1st lady (1849-50)  

Sep 26   Francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 11   In the year 1788 simon Sechter, composer  

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

Oct 20   Philip Knapton, composer in the year 1788.  

Oct 23   Sarah Hale, founder (Seaman's Aid Society of Boston) in the year 1788.  

Oct 24   Sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb) on this day in history.  

Nov 01   Johann Samuel Schroeter, composer, dies on this day in history.  

Nov 11   In the year 1788 michal Wielhorski, composer  

Nov 15   Peregrinus Pogl, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 12   In the year 1788 joseph Gibbs, composer, dies at 88  

Dec 14   Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach, German composer, dies at 74 in the year 1788.  

Dec 17   On this day in history russian army of Grigorij Potemkin occupies Ocharov  

Dec 18   On this day in history camille Pleyel, Austria, piano builder/composer  

Dec 19   Chinese troops occupy capital Thang Long Vietnam on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Dec 23   Maryland votes to cede a 10 sqaure mile area for Dist of Columbia on this day in history.  

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

Dec 30   On this day in history francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher, dies at 86  

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

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 in the year 1788.  

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   In the year 1788 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   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)