1788
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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| Centuries: | 17th century – 18th century – 19th century |
| Decades: | 1750s 1760s 1770s – 1780s – 1790s 1800s 1810s |
| Years: | 1785 1786 1787 – 1788 – 1789 1790 1791 |
1788 Media
January 26: the Colony of New South Wales is established in what became Australia.
March 21: The Great New Orleans Fire leaves most of the town in ruins
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- JosephEichendorff
Portrait of Augustin-Jean Fresnel, c. 1825, photo-mechanical copy of engraving by E Rosette after a painting by A Tardieu, copied from Plate II, Light and Colour, by RA Houstoun, 1903, and used in frontispiece of Fresnel's, Oeuvres completes published after his death in 1866.
- This set of images was gathered by User:Dcoetzee from the National Portrait Gallery, London website using a special tool. All images in this batch have been confirmed as author died before 1939 according to the official death date listed by the NPG. See source website for additional information.
Retrato del rey Carlos III de España (1716-1788), que fue hijo del rey Felipe V de España y de su segunda esposa, la reina Isabel de Farnesio.
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1788 (MDCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday in the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Saturday in the Julian calendar.
Events
- January 26 – The First Fleet arrives at Sydney Cove, bringing the first European settlers to Australia. This is now celebrated as Australia's national day.
- October 25 – The HMVA Bounty reaches Tahiti.
- December 14 – Accession of Charles IV, King of Spain.
- Georgia becomes a state.
Births
- January 22 – Lord Byron, English poet
- February 5 – Robert Peel, British Prime Minister
Deaths
- January 31 – Bonny Prince Charlie, Pretender to the English Throne
- August 2 – Thomas Gainsborough, painter
- December 14 – Charles III, King of Spain