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The Banjo is invented
Joel Sweeney invented the banjo by putting a neck on a drum and adding guitar strings, he patented the idea from slaves instruments and was the first white banjo player. -
Beethoven produces Eröica, his third symphony
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Robert Schumann is born
Famous Pianist Robert Schumann is born in Germany -
The French Horn is invented
Heinrich Stoelzel Invents the French Horn in Germany after adding a valve he applied to a Horn after being a prestigious member of a music club for many years. -
The Star Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key writes the Star Spangled after being inspired by a British Bombing of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 -
The Harmonica is invented
Christian Friedrich Ludwig Buschmann Invents the Harmonica in Germany, although other inventors had the same design before him, he patented it. -
The Accordion is Invented
Christian Buschmann Invents the accordion. -
The Death of Ludwig Van Beethoven
Ludwig Van Beethoven died -
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Texas Revolts
Texas declares its independence from Mexico and enjoys its status as a country briefly before joining the United States. -
Théâtre de l'Opéra
The first French Opera house in New Orleans, Louisiana is opened. -
The American Civil War
Civil War breaks out in the United States of America -
The Electromechanical Piano is Invented
In 1867 Hipp created an ‘Electromechanical Piano’. How this instrument operated is unclear, no contemporary records exist that describe the instrument in any detail but modern texts suggest that it was a ‘true’ electronic instrument, generating sounds through multiple dynamos: -
Carmen and the death of Bizet
The opera “Carmen” by Georges Bizet is performed for the first time in Paris. The very same year, Bizet passes away -
The Keyboard is invented
Elisha Gray invents the Musical Telegraph, after his first invention is sniped from him by Alexander Graham Bell, the patentor of the telephone. -
The Gramophone is invented
Thomas Edison finally invents the Gramphone -
Alexander Alexandrov is born
Alexander Alexandrov is born, leading to the eventual creation of the Soviet national anthem -
Flight of the Bumblebees is composed
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov composes “Flight of the Bumblebees” for the play “Tsar Saltan” from 1899-1900 -
Queen Victoria dies
Queen of England and empress of India dies, letting king Edward VI. -
First Nobel Prozes awarded
The first novel prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden -
First Airplane
The Wright brothers make the first successful airplane -
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World War 1
A war between the central and allied poweres
