Historical Events In 1788

Sep 21   Margaret Smith Taylor, 1st lady (1849-50) on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 11   On this day in history simon Sechter, composer  

Oct 18   Jean-Guillain Cardon, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1788.  

Oct 20   In the year 1788 philip Knapton, composer  

Oct 23   Sarah Hale, founder (Seaman's Aid Society of Boston) on this day in history.  

Oct 24   In the year 1788 sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb)  

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

Nov 11   In the year 1788 michal Wielhorski, composer  

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 in the year 1788.  

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

Dec 17   In the year 1788 russian army of Grigorij Potemkin occupies Ocharov  

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

Dec 19   On this day in history chinese troops occupy capital Thang Long Vietnam  

Dec 21   Hue Tay Son becomes emperor Quang Trung of Vietnam in the year 1788.  

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 in the year 1788.  

Dec 25   In the year 1788 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   Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer was born in the year 1788.  

Jan 08   Erik Drake, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 13   In the year 1788 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   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   In the year 1788 death of françois Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasetilly, comte de Grasse, French admiral (b. 1722)  

Jan 15   Gaetano Latilla, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1788.  

Jan 17   Alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37 in the year 1788.  

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   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)