Page 4: Historical Events In 1788

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

Sep 26   In the year 1788 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 on this day in history.   

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

Oct 20   In the year 1788 philip Knapton, composer   

Oct 23   Sarah Hale, founder (Seaman's Aid Society of Boston) in the year 1788.   

Oct 24   Sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb) on this day in history.   

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

Nov 11   On this day in history michal Wielhorski, composer   

Nov 15   Peregrinus Pogl, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Dec 14   In the year 1788 carl Phillip Emanuel Bach, German composer, dies at 74   

Dec 17   Russian army of Grigorij Potemkin occupies Ocharov on this day in history.   

Dec 18   Camille Pleyel, Austria, piano builder/composer on this day in history.   

Dec 19   On this day in history chinese troops occupy capital Thang Long Vietnam   

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 on this day in history.   

Dec 23   Maryland votes to cede a 10 sqaure mile area for Dist of Columbia in the year 1788.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1788.   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37   

Jan 31   On this day in history charles E Stuart, English pretender to the throne, dies at 67   

Feb 18   John Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713) died on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.