Page 4: Historical Events In 1788

Sep 21   Margaret Smith Taylor, 1st lady (1849-50) on this day in history.   

Sep 26   On this day in history francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63   

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   In the year 1788 jean-Guillain Cardon, composer, dies at 56   

Oct 20   In the year 1788 philip Knapton, composer   

Oct 23   In the year 1788 sarah Hale, founder (Seaman's Aid Society of Boston)   

Oct 24   On this day in history sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb)   

Nov 01   In the year 1788 johann Samuel Schroeter, composer, dies   

Nov 11   In the year 1788 michal Wielhorski, composer   

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

Nov 28   In the year 1788 charles C of Nassau-Weilburg, governor of Maastricht, dies at about 53   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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   Maryland votes to cede a 10 mile area for District of Columbia in the year 1788.   

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

Dec 25   John Logan, Scottish conductor (Ode to the Cuckoo), dies at about 40 in the year 1788.   

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

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Jan 05   Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer was born in the year 1788.   

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   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 in the year 1788.   

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

Jan 05   Johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1788.   

Jan 14   François Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasetilly, comte de Grasse, French admiral (b. 1722) died in the year 1788.   

Jan 15   On this day in history gaetano Latilla, composer, dies at 77   

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

Feb 20   Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Feb 21   Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723) died in the year 1788.