Page 3: Historical Events In 1788

Jun 07   In the year 1788 masses stone French govt army at Grenoble   

Jun 11   In the year 1788 1st British ship built on Pacific coast begun at Nootka Sound, BC   

Jun 11   First British ship built on Pacific coast begun at Nootka Sound, BC in the year 1788.   

Jun 12   On this day in history johann A Cramer, prime minister/poet, dies at 65   

Jun 21   US Constitution goes into effect as NH is 9th to ratify in the year 1788.   

Jun 25   The Virginia colony including Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, entered the United States of America as the tenth state on this day in history.   

Jun 25   Virginia becomes 10th state to ratify US constitution on this day in history.   

Jun 28   Johann Christoph Vogel, composer, dies at 32 in the year 1788.   

Jul 01   In the year 1788 jean-Victor Poncelet, mathematician, founded projective geometry   

Jul 14   In the year 1788 johann Gottfried Muthel, composer, dies at 60   

Jul 17   Russian fleet destroys Swedish in the year 1788.   

Jul 26   On this day in history new York becomes 11th state to ratify constitution   

Jul 26   In the year 1788 new York ratifies the U.S. Constitution.   

Jul 26   NY becomes 11th state to ratify constitution on this day in history.   

Aug 02   In the year 1788 thomas Gainsborough, English painter (Blue Boy), dies at 61   

Aug 08   King Louis XVI calls French States & Generals together in the year 1788.   

Aug 08   Louis FAD Duke the Richelieu, French marshal, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

Aug 13   On this day in history prussia joins Anglo-Dutch alliance to form Triple Alliance to prevent spread of Russo-Swedish War of 1788-90   

Aug 14   Thomas Sheridan, actor/biographer/lexicographer (Intelligencer), dies in the year 1788.   

Aug 15   Carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director on this day in history.   

Aug 17   Losantville, OH (now Cincinnati) founded in the year 1788.   

Aug 20   Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 22   On this day in history british create the settlement of Sierra Leone, Africa, for freed slaves   

Aug 22   Sierra Leone, settled by British as a former haven for slaves on this day in history.   

Aug 22   Thomas Tredgold, engineer/carpenter in the year 1788.   

Aug 25   Cornelis J van Assen, Dutch jurist (Language of the Constitution) in the year 1788.   

Aug 26   In the year 1788 aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist   

Aug 27   Jacques Neeker names French minister of Finance in the year 1788.   

Sep 06   In the year 1788 f Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari)   

Sep 12   In the year 1788 alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder (Disciples of Christ)   

Sep 13   In the year 1788 new York becomes the capital of the United States (later replaced by Washington)   

Sep 13   On this day in history new York City becomes the US national capital, as authorized by the Congress of the Confederation.   

Sep 13   NY City becomes 1st capital of US in the year 1788.   

Sep 14   John Penn, US attorney, signed (Decl of Independence), dies at 47 in the year 1788.   

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

Jan 08   Erik Drake, composer was born in the year 1788.   

Jan 08   In the year 1788 birth of archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831)   

Jan 08   In the year 1788 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 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   Alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37 in the year 1788.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 20   On this day in history gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68   

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