Page 4: Historical Events In 1788

Sep 21   In the year 1788 margaret Smith Taylor, 1st lady (1849-50)   

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   Jean-Guillain Cardon, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1788.   

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

Nov 11   Michal Wielhorski, composer in the year 1788.   

Nov 15   In the year 1788 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   Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach, German composer, dies at 74 in the year 1788.   

Dec 17   Russian army of Grigorij Potemkin occupies Ocharov in the year 1788.   

Dec 18   In the year 1788 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   In the year 1788 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   Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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Jan 05   Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1788 birth of erik Drake, composer   

Jan 08   Archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1788.   

Feb 05   Karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1788.   

Jan 14   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1788.   

Feb 20   Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Feb 21   Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723) died in the year 1788.