Page 3: Historical Events In 1788

Jun 07   Masses stone French govt army at Grenoble on this day in history.   

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

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

Jun 12   In the year 1788 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 in the year 1788.   

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   Jean-Victor Poncelet, mathematician, founded projective geometry on this day in history.   

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

Jul 17   In the year 1788 russian fleet destroys Swedish   

Jul 26   In the year 1788 new York becomes 11th state to ratify constitution   

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

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

Aug 02   On this day in history thomas Gainsborough, English painter (Blue Boy), dies at 61   

Aug 08   In the year 1788 king Louis XVI calls French States & Generals together   

Aug 08   Louis FAD Duke the Richelieu, French marshal, dies at 92 in the year 1788.   

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

Aug 14   Thomas Sheridan, actor/biographer/lexicographer (Intelligencer), dies on this day in history.   

Aug 15   Carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director in the year 1788.   

Aug 17   Losantville, OH (now Cincinnati) founded on this day in history.   

Aug 20   On this day in history jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer   

Aug 22   British create the settlement of Sierra Leone, Africa, for freed slaves in the year 1788.   

Aug 22   Sierra Leone, settled by British as a former haven for slaves in the year 1788.   

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

Aug 25   Cornelis J van Assen, Dutch jurist (Language of the Constitution) on this day in history.   

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

Aug 27   In the year 1788 jacques Neeker names French minister of Finance   

Sep 06   F Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari) on this day in history.   

Sep 12   Alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder (Disciples of Christ) in the year 1788.   

Sep 13   New York becomes the capital of the United States (later replaced by Washington) on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history nY City becomes 1st capital of US   

Sep 14   On this day in history john Penn, US attorney, signed (Decl of Independence), dies at 47   

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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   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 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   Karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon) was born in the year 1788.   

Jan 05   In the year 1788 johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85   

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

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   In the year 1788 charles E Stuart, English pretender to the throne, dies at 67   

Feb 18   On this day in history death of john Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713)   

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.