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The music in the classic
In the 18th and 19th centuries in music. Classicism in the plastic arts was contemporary with Mannerism, and then with Baroque and Rococo. -
Death of Bach
Bach, who probably suffered from diabetes, suffered a stroke and fell into a coma; In that state he contracted pneumonia and on the night of July 28, 1750, at the age of 65, he died. -
First encyclopedia publication
under the direction of two French enlighteners, the mathematician Jean Le Rond d'Alambert and the philosopher Denis Diderot. It was a universal compilation, which defended the values of the enlightenment and criticized class society. -
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The Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War was a series of international conflicts between early 1756 and late 1763 to establish control over Silesia and for colonial supremacy in North America and India. -
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Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution transformed economies that had been based on agriculture and crafts into economies based on large-scale industry, mechanized manufacturing, and the factory system. New machines, new energy sources, and new ways of organizing work made existing industries more productive and efficient. -
Spinning Jenny Invention
The spinning Jenny was a spinning machine, invented in 1764 by James Hargreaves (although some also identify Thomas Highs as a possible inventor) at Stanhill, near Blackburn in Lancashire, England. This device greatly reduced the labor required for yarn production, giving a single worker the ability to handle eight or more spools at a time. -
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The French Revolution
The French Revolution (in French: Révolution française) was a social and political conflict, with various periods of violence, that convulsed the France of the Ancien Regime, and other countries by extension of its implications. It began with the self-proclamation of the Third Estate as the National Assembly in 1789 and ended with the coup d'état of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1799, culminating a 10-year process. -
Napoleon Bonaparte's coup d'état
The coup of 18 Brumaire was a bloodless coup d'état that overthrew the French Directory and replaced it with the French Consulate. This coup is distinguished for having brought Napoleon Bonaparte to power and for ending the French Revolution.