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Frederick the Great
Frederick the Great, a composer, flutist, and future emperor of Prussia (Germany) is born. -
Joseph Haydn
Joseph Haydn is born in Rohrau, Austria. -
Johann Christian Bach
Johann Christian Bach, not to be confused with Johann Sebastian Bach, is born. -
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Minuet becomes popular
Minuet dances become very popular in Europe. A minuet is a slow, stately ballroom-style dance. -
French-Indian War
The French-Indian War starts. -
The Seven Years War
The Seven Years War starts. -
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is born in Salzburg, Austria. -
Encyclopaedia Britannica
The first edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica, the largest encyclopedia in the world, is written. -
Beethoven is born
Ludvig van Beethoven is born in Bonn, Germany. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is signed, starting the American Revolutionary War. -
American Revolution Ends
General Cornwallis surrenders the British Army after the successful American siege of Yorktown. -
John Wesley
John Wesley, a preacher, seperates from the Church of England, creating Methodism, a new form of Christianity. -
Le Nozze di Figaro
Mozart writes and premiers "Le Nozze di Figaro", or "The Marriage of Figaro." -
President George Washington elected
George Washington is elected to be the first president. -
French Revolution
French Revolutionaries storm the federal prison and castle named the Bastille. -
Industrial Revoution
The Industrial Revolution begins -
The Magic Flute
"The Magic Flute" is written by Mozart and premiered at Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna. -
American Bill of Rights
The American Bill of Rights is ratified -
Mozart Dies
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dies at age 35. -
Jenner's Breakthrough
Edward Jenner creates and tests a hypothesis that infecting someone with a weak sickness known as cowpox, could prevent the infection of a deadly, feared disease known as smallpox. -
Alessandro Volta invents battery
Alessandro Volta invents the electric battery -
Haydn's Seasons
Haydn debuts his most famous work, "The Seasons." -
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson purchases the Louisiana Territory. -
Napoleon crowned as emperor
Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned emperor of France. -
Beethoven's 5th
Beethoven premieres his 5th Symphony. -
Hadyn's Death
Joseph Hadyn dies -
South American Revolution
Simon Bolivar, a Venezuelan military commander, leads a revolution for the independence of South America. -
War of 1812
The United States Senate declares war on Britain, starting the War of 1812. -
Waterloo
Napoleon Bonaparte is defeated in his most well known battle against the British, Prussians, Dutch, and Belgians. The battle took place south of modern-day Brussels, Belgium. -
Decembrist Revolution
Th first of many Revolutions against the Russian aristocracy, the tsars -
Beethoven's Death
Beethoven dies from an illness
