Important Events in 1788
- Jan 18 First elements of the First Fleet carrying 736 convicts from England to Australia arrives at Botany Bay to set up a penal colony
- Jan 26 Captain Arthur Phillip and British colonists hoist the Union Flag at Sydney Cove, New South Wales, now celebrated as Australia Day
- Jun 21 US Constitution comes into effect when New Hampshire is the 9th state to ratify it
- Aug 13 Prussia joins Anglo-Dutch alliance to form Triple Alliance to prevent spread of Russo-Swedish War of 1788-90
- Dec 17 Russian army of Grigory Potemkin occupies Ocharov
More Historical Events
Lord Byron
Robert Peel
Bonnie Prince CharlieFamous People in 1788
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Classical Musician and Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWorld Leaders in 1788
- Louis XVI
King of France - William Pitt the Younger
British Prime Minister
Louis XVI
William Pitt the Younger