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   In the year 1788 simon Sechter, composer   

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

Oct 20   Philip Knapton, composer in the year 1788.   

Oct 23   Sarah Hale, founder (Seaman's Aid Society of Boston) in the year 1788.   

Oct 24   Sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb) on this day in history.   

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

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

Nov 15   Peregrinus Pogl, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Nov 28   Charles C of Nassau-Weilburg, governor of Maastricht, dies at about 53 in the year 1788.   

Dec 12   On this day in history joseph Gibbs, composer, dies at 88   

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   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   On this day in history hue Tay Son becomes emperor Quang Trung of Vietnam   

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

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

Dec 25   On this day in history john Logan, Scottish conductor (Ode to the Cuckoo), dies at about 40   

Dec 30   Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher, dies at 86 in the year 1788.   

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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   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   In the year 1788 birth of william Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. 1866)   

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 in the year 1788.   

Jan 05   Johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 15   In the year 1788 gaetano Latilla, composer, dies at 77   

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   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.