1788
year
1788 (MDCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1788th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 788th year of the 2nd millennium, the 88th year of the 18th century, and the 9th year of the 1780s decade. As of the start of 1788, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 17th century – 18th century – 19th century |
| Decades: | 1750s 1760s 1770s – 1780s – 1790s 1800s 1810s |
| Years: | 1785 1786 1787 – 1788 – 1789 1790 1791 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1788 MDCCLXXXVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2541 |
| Armenian calendar | 1237 ԹՎ ՌՄԼԷ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6538 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1709–1710 |
| Bengali calendar | 1195 |
| Berber calendar | 2738 |
| British Regnal year | 28 Geo. 3 – 29 Geo. 3 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2332 |
| Burmese calendar | 1150 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7296–7297 |
| Chinese calendar | 丁未年 (Fire Goat) 4484 or 4424 — to — 戊申年 (Earth Monkey) 4485 or 4425 |
| Coptic calendar | 1504–1505 |
| Discordian calendar | 2954 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1780–1781 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5548–5549 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1844–1845 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1709–1710 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4888–4889 |
| Holocene calendar | 11788 |
| Igbo calendar | 788–789 |
| Iranian calendar | 1166–1167 |
| Islamic calendar | 1202–1203 |
| Japanese calendar | Tenmei 8 (天明８年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1714–1715 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 11 days |
| Korean calendar | 4121 |
| Minguo calendar | 124 before ROC 民前124年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 320 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2330–2331 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴火羊年 (female Fire-Goat) 1914 or 1533 or 761 — to — 阳土猴年 (male Earth-Monkey) 1915 or 1534 or 762 |
Events
change- 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
change- January 22 – Lord Byron, English poet
- February 5 – Robert Peel, British Prime Minister
Deaths
change- January 31 – Bonny Prince Charlie, Pretender to the English Throne
- August 2 – Thomas Gainsborough, painter
- December 14 – Charles III, King of Spain