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 in the year 1788.   

Oct 02   HMAS Sirius sets out from Port Jackson, Australia, to Cape Town for provisions in the year 1788.   

Oct 11   Simon Sechter, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 18   In the year 1788 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) on this day in history.   

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

Nov 01   On this day in history johann Samuel Schroeter, composer, dies   

Nov 11   On this day in history michal Wielhorski, composer   

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

Nov 28   Charles C of Nassau-Weilburg, governor of Maastricht, dies at about 53 on this day in history.   

Dec 12   On this day in history joseph Gibbs, composer, dies at 88   

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 in the year 1788.   

Dec 18   Camille Pleyel, Austria, piano builder/composer on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Dec 25   In the year 1788 john Logan, Scottish conductor (Ode to the Cuckoo), dies at about 40   

Dec 30   Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher, dies at 86 in the year 1788.   

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Jan 05   On this day in history birth of kaspar Ett, German organist/composer   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of erik Drake, composer   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1788.   

Jan 15   In the year 1788 gaetano Latilla, composer, dies at 77   

Jan 17   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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)