1788
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Events
- British King George III goes stark raving mad.
- Le Dynasty falls in Vietnam.
- Sir William Dillon is born Peter Dillon in Matinique.
Timeline
- January 31: The Great Pretender & Prince of Wales dies in Rome.
- February 7: Proclamation read at Botany Bay/New South Wales prclaiming King George III to be sovereign of approximately three-fourths of the continent of Australia.
- February 13: Trial of Warren Hastings in the British House of Lords begins.
- March 21: Devastating fire in New Orleans.