Page 4: 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 in the year 1788.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Nov 11   Michal Wielhorski, composer on this day in history.   

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

Dec 14   Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach, German composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1788 chinese troops occupy capital Thang Long Vietnam   

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

Dec 23   In the year 1788 maryland votes to cede a 10 mile area for District of Columbia   

Dec 23   On this day in history 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 in the year 1788.   

Dec 30   In the year 1788 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   In the year 1788 birth of erik Drake, composer   

Jan 08   Archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831) was born in the year 1788.   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874)   

Jan 11   William Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer was born in the year 1788.   

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   Johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1788.   

Jan 14   François Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasetilly, comte de Grasse, French admiral (b. 1722) died on this day in history.   

Jan 15   On this day in history gaetano Latilla, composer, dies at 77   

Jan 17   Alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

Jan 31   Charles E Stuart, English pretender to the throne, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Feb 18   John Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713) died in the year 1788.   

Feb 20   Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68 in the year 1788.   

Feb 21   Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723) died on this day in history.