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Beggining of the Classical period
This musical style was born as a form of rupture against the strict rules of baroque music characterized by their horizontal structure where several melodies overlapped at the same time. -
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Seven Years war
Seven Years War, involving all the major European powers of the time. The war ended France’s position as a major colonial power. It lost all its territories in North America, while Great Britain emerged as the dominant
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Coronation of George III
Two weeks after George and Charlotte were married, their joint coronation took place at Westminster Abbey on September 22, 1761. Engraved ticket for the Coronation ceremony of George III. -
Invention of cotton gin
Eli Whitney (1765–1825) applied for a patent of his cotton gin on October 28, 1793; the patent was granted on March 14, 1794, but was not validated until 1807. Whitney's patent was assigned patent number 72X. -
Coronation of Napoleon
Napoleon and Joséphine were crowned Emperor and Empress of the French on Sunday, December 2, 1804 (11 Frimaire, Year XIII according to the French Republican calendar), at Notre-Dame de Paris in Paris. -
End of the classical period
Although there is no definite dividing line, 1830 is the usual date cited for the end of the classical era. Beethoven died in 1827, Schubert in 1828, and Hector Berlioz and Niccoló Paganini kicked off the Romantic Era in 1830.