Historical Events In 1788

Sep 21   Margaret Smith Taylor, 1st lady (1849-50) in the year 1788.   

Sep 26   Francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1788.   

Oct 02   HMAS Sirius sets out from Port Jackson, Australia, to Cape Town for provisions in the year 1788.   

Oct 11   On this day in history simon Sechter, composer   

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

Oct 20   Philip Knapton, composer on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

Nov 01   Johann Samuel Schroeter, composer, dies on this day in history.   

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   Joseph Gibbs, composer, dies at 88 in the year 1788.   

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

Dec 17   On this day in history russian army of Grigorij Potemkin occupies Ocharov   

Dec 18   On this day in history camille Pleyel, Austria, piano builder/composer   

Dec 19   Chinese troops occupy capital Thang Long Vietnam on this day in history.   

Dec 21   Hue Tay Son becomes emperor Quang Trung of Vietnam in the year 1788.   

Dec 23   On this day in history maryland votes to cede a 10 mile area for District of Columbia   

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

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

Dec 30   On this day in history 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   Erik Drake, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 13   Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet (Don Juan) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 05   In the year 1788 birth of karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon)   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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.