August1788

August 1788 in History

Events in History

Historic Event

Aug 8 King Louis XVI calls French States & Generals together

Louis XVI — King of France Louis XVI

Aug 13 Prussia joins Anglo-Dutch alliance to form Triple Alliance to prevent spread of Russo-Swedish War of 1788-90
Aug 17 Losantville, Ohio (now Cincinnati) founded
Aug 22 Sierra Leone settled by British as a haven for former slaves
Aug 27 Jacques Neeker named as French minister of Finance

Birthdays in History

Aug 2 Leopold Gmelin, German chemist (Gmelin's test), born in Göttingen, Germany (d. 1853)
Aug 15 Carel Sirardus Willem van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director, born in Cossimbazar, British East India (d. 1856)
Aug 22 Thomas Tredgold, British civil engineer (railway design), carpenter, and writer (Elementary Principles of Carpentry), born in Brandon, Durham, England (d. 1829)
Aug 25 Cornelis J van Assen, Dutch jurist (Language of the Constitution), born in Harlingen, Friesland (d. 1859)

Deaths in History

Aug 2 Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (Blue Boy), dies at 61
Aug 8 Louis FAD Duke the Richelieu, French marshal, dies at 92

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