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French Revolution Ends
The time of great social and political revolution in France ends. -
Period: to
Early Romantic
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Louis Hector Berlioz
Born: 1803
Died: 1869
Nationality: French -
World Population hits one million
The world population officially boasts nine zeros -
Edgar Allen Poe is Born
Poet, Writes famous works like "The Raven" -
Robert Schumann
Born: 1810
Died: 1856
Nationality: German -
Frédéric François Chopin
Born: 1810
Died: 1849
Nationality: Polish -
Franz Ritter von Liszt
Born: 1811
Died: 1886
Nationality: Hungarian -
Gioachino Antonio Rossini
Born: 1792
Died: 1868
Nationality: Italian
date set at publication of "Barber of Seville" to fit in early romantic -
Industrial Revolution Begins
Manufacturing forever changes by the introduction of machines into factories -
Cadbury Chocolate Established
Famous English chocolate company is established in Birmingham. -
Franz Peter Schubert
Born: 1797
Died: 1826
Nationality: Austrian
date set at death date to fit era -
The Great Famine Begins
The Irish people starve as their potato crop fails -
California Gold Rush
Everyone heads West in hopes of striking it rich -
Period: to
Mid/Late Romantic
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Cocaine Discovered
Cocaine is isolated by Friedrich Gaedcke -
Giacomo Puccini
Born: 1858
Died: 1923
Nationality: Italian -
Theory of Evolution
Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species" -
Gustav Mahler
Born: 1860
Died: 1911
Nationality: Czech -
Claude Debussy
Born: 1862
Died: 1918
Nationality: French -
Richard Strauss
Born: 1864
Died: 1949
Nationality: German -
American Civl War Ends
The Civil War between the North and the South finally reaches a conclusion -
Johannes Brahms
Born: 1833
Died: 1867
Nationality: German
date moved to death to match era -
Edvard Hagerup Grieg
Born: 1843
Died: 1907
Nationality: Norwegian
date moved to publication of Piano Concerto to match era -
Great Chicago Fire
A fire breaks out that burns down nearly all of the city of Chicago -
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi
Born: 1813
Died: 1901
Nationality: Italian
date moved to publication of The Requiem to match era -
Maurice Ravel
Born: 1875
Died: 1937
Nationality: French -
Albert Einstein is Born
One of the world's greatest minds is born -
Wilhelm Richard Wagner
Born: 1813
Died: 1883
Nationality: German
date moved to death year to fit era -
Bedřich Smetana
Born: 1824
Died: 1884
Nationality: Czech
date moved to death to match era -
Jack the Ripper
Infamous British murder terrorizes London -
Eiffel Tower Finished
Paris' most famous landmark is finished for the World's Fair -
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Born: 1840
Died: 1893
Nationality: Russian
date moved to death to match era -
Clara Schumann
Born: 1819
Died: 1896
Nationality: German
date moved to death to match era -
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington
Born: 1899
Died 1974:
Nationality: American -
Aaron Copland
Born: 1900
Died: 1990
Nationality: American -
Period: to
Early 20th Century
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Arnold Schönberg
Born: 1875
Died: 1951
Nationality: Austrian
date changed to publication of Pierrot Lunaire to fit era -
Titantic Sinks
The unsinkable ship sinks -
Igor Stravinsky
Born: 1882
Died: 1971
Nationality: Russian
date changed to publication of Rite of Spring to match era -
World War I begins
The Great War commences -
Russian Czar Murdered
Czar Nicholas II and his family are killed by the communist party -
US Stock Market Crashes
The US Stock Market crashes, triggering the Great Depression -
Charles Edward Ives
Born: 1874
Died: 1954
Nationality: American
date moved to year revisions to "The Unanswered Question" ended to match era -
Carl Orff
Born: 1895
Died: 1982
Nationality: German
date changed to publication of Carmina Burana to match era -
Jacob Gershwine
Born: 1898
Died: 1937
Nationality: American
date moved to death to match era -
Pearl Harbor is Bombed
Leads to USA involvement in WW2 -
Béla Bartok
Born: 1881
Died: 1945
Nationality: Hungarian
date changed to death to match era -
Period: to
Mid to Late 20th Century
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JFK Assassination
The 35th President of the US is assassinated in Dallas, creating one of the greatest conspiracy theories regarding his killer -
Woodstock Music Festival
Hippie Music Festival attracts a crowd of 400,000 -
Stephen Michael Reich
Born: 1936
Died: Still Alive
Nationality: American
date moved to publication of "Piano Phase" to match era -
Seinfeld Premiers
The show about nothing that gave us the Soup Nazi and taught us race relations using a black and white cookie graces TV screens across America -
Louis/Lenard Bernstein
Born: 1918
Died: 1990
Nationality: American
date moved to death to match era -
John Milton Cage, Jr
Born: 1912
Died: 1992
Nationality: American
date moved to death to match era -
Mackenzie Malley is Born
I make my grand entrance into the world -
Jennifer Higdon
Born: 1962
Died: Still Alive
Nationality: American
date moved to publication of Blue Cathedral to match era -
Period: to
21st Century
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The Royal Wedding
My favorite Princess, Kate Middleton, marries Prince William
