Page 4: 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   In the year 1788 hMAS Sirius sets out from Port Jackson, Australia, to Cape Town for provisions.   

Oct 11   Simon Sechter, composer in the year 1788.   

Oct 18   On this day in history jean-Guillain Cardon, composer, dies at 56   

Oct 20   Philip Knapton, composer in the year 1788.   

Oct 23   On this day in history sarah Hale, founder (Seaman's Aid Society of Boston)   

Oct 24   In the year 1788 sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb)   

Nov 01   Johann Samuel Schroeter, composer, dies in the year 1788.   

Nov 11   In the year 1788 michal Wielhorski, composer   

Nov 15   Peregrinus Pogl, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1788.   

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

Dec 12   Joseph Gibbs, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

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

Dec 17   In the year 1788 russian army of Grigorij Potemkin occupies Ocharov   

Dec 18   Camille Pleyel, Austria, piano builder/composer in the year 1788.   

Dec 19   In the year 1788 chinese troops occupy capital Thang Long Vietnam   

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

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 in the year 1788.   

Dec 25   In the year 1788 john Logan, Scottish conductor (Ode to the Cuckoo), dies at about 40   

Dec 30   Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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Jan 05   On this day in history birth of kaspar Ett, German organist/composer   

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

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831)   

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

Jan 11   In the year 1788 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   On this day in history birth of lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet (Don Juan)   

Feb 05   On this day in history birth of karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Gaetano Latilla, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1788.   

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   On this day in history death of johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723)