Page 3: Historical Events In 1788

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

Jun 11   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jun 12   In the year 1788 johann A Cramer, prime minister/poet, dies at 65   

Jun 21   On this day in history uS Constitution goes into effect as NH is 9th to ratify   

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

Jun 25   In the year 1788 virginia becomes 10th state to ratify US constitution   

Jun 28   Johann Christoph Vogel, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.   

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   New York ratifies the U.S. Constitution in the year 1788.   

Jul 26   NY becomes 11th state to ratify constitution in the year 1788.   

Aug 02   Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (Blue Boy), dies at 61 in the year 1788.   

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

Aug 08   On this day in history louis FAD Duke the Richelieu, French marshal, dies at 92   

Aug 13   Prussia joins Anglo-Dutch alliance to form Triple Alliance to prevent spread of Russo-Swedish War of 1788-90 in the year 1788.   

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

Aug 15   On this day in history carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director   

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

Aug 20   In the year 1788 jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer   

Aug 22   British create the settlement of Sierra Leone, Africa, for freed slaves on this day in history.   

Aug 22   On this day in history sierra Leone, settled by British as a former haven for slaves   

Aug 22   In the year 1788 thomas Tredgold, engineer/carpenter   

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

Aug 26   On this day in history aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist   

Aug 27   Jacques Neeker names French minister of Finance on this day in history.   

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

Sep 12   On this day in history alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder (Disciples of Christ)   

Sep 13   New York becomes the capital of the United States (later replaced by Washington) in the year 1788.   

Sep 13   New York City becomes the US national capital, as authorized by the Congress of the Confederation in the year 1788.   

Sep 13   NY City becomes 1st capital of US on this day in history.   

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

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Jan 05   In the year 1788 birth of kaspar Ett, German organist/composer   

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

Jan 08   Archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831) was born in the year 1788.   

Jan 08   Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874) was born in the year 1788.   

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   In the year 1788 birth of lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet (Don Juan)   

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   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   In the year 1788 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   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 in the year 1788.   

Feb 21   Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723) died on this day in history.