1788
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Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century
Decades: 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s - 1780s - 1790s 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s
Years: 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 - 1788 - 1789 1790 1791 1792 1793
[edit] Events
- October 25 - The HMVA Bounty reaches Tahiti.
- December 14 - Accession of Charles IV, King of Spain.
- Georgia becomes a state.
[edit] Births
- January 22 - Lord Byron, English poet
- February 5 - Robert Peel, English Prime Minister
[edit] Deaths
- January 31 - Bonny Prince Charlie, Pretender to the English Throne
- August 2 - Thomas Gainsborough, painter
- December 14 - Charles III, King of Spain
