Page 4: Historical Events In 1788

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

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

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

Oct 11   Simon Sechter, composer in the year 1788.   

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) 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   In the year 1788 peregrinus Pogl, composer, dies at 77   

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

Dec 12   In the year 1788 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 in the year 1788.   

Dec 19   Chinese troops occupy capital Thang Long Vietnam in the year 1788.   

Dec 21   Hue Tay Son becomes emperor Quang Trung of Vietnam on this day in history.   

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

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

Dec 25   John Logan, Scottish conductor (Ode to the Cuckoo), dies at about 40 in the year 1788.   

Dec 30   Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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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   On this day in history birth of pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874)   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of william Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. 1866)   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer   

Jan 22   Lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet (Don Juan) was born in the year 1788.   

Feb 05   Karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon) was born in the year 1788.   

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

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

Jan 31   On this day in history charles E Stuart, English pretender to the throne, dies at 67   

Feb 18   In the year 1788 death of john Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713)   

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)