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Events in February 1788 3
1788Austria declares war on the Ottoman EmpireAustria joins Russia in the Austro-Turkish WarEmperor Joseph II declared war on the Ottoman Empire on 9 February 1788, honoring an alliance with Russia against the Ottomans. The war brought costly campaigns in the Balkans and concluded with the Treaty of Sistova in 1791.
1788Impeachment trial of Warren Hastings opensFormer Governor-General of Bengal tried before ParliamentThe impeachment trial of Warren Hastings, former Governor-General of India, opened in Westminster Hall on 13 February 1788. He faced charges of corruption and abuse of power during his tenure, in a trial that dragged on for seven years before his acquittal.
1788 – 1860Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)Died 21 September 1860, aged 72Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher best known for The World as Will and Representation, which argued that a blind, striving will underlies all existence. Largely ignored for most of his career, he gained wide recognition only in his final years. He died in Frankfurt on 21 September 1860.