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Birth
December 1770, Bonn Germany
His exact birthdate was not marked but he was baptized on december 17 so people assume that he was born on december 16 -
Starts music
On Apr 8, 1774 to Oct 2, 1776, between when his brothers were born, his dad started to teach him music but, he was strict. When Beethoven made a mistake, his dad would hit him. -
Public recital
Beethovens father arranged Beethoven's first public recital, hoping to be recognized as a musical prodigy, like mozart. -
First music
Beethoven's first song written - 9 Variations in C Minor for piano on a march by Earnst Christoph Dressler -
Mozart
He goes to Vienna to meet Mozart and get lessons from him but, returns to Bonn to help his sick mother -
Haydn
After returning back to Bonn, Beethoven goes back to Vienna and starts to study with Haydn. -
Love
Beethoven writes about his deafness for the first time, in letter form, to a friend from Bonn. He falls in love with Countess Giulietta Guicciardi. He dedicates his Sonata quasi una Fantasia(Moonlight sonata) -
Last public performance
After getting more deaf from the war, he couldn't play with the orchestra. So he tried to perform the Emperor concerto, but he failed -
1824
Beethovens 9th and last symphony, Choral -
Death
March 26,1827, Vienna, Austria
He died from post-hepatitic cirrhosis when your liver cells are replaced by scar tissue and your liver starts to crumple.