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Period: 500 to Dec 1, 1500
Middle Ages
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Period: 500 to Jan 1, 1050
Early Middle Ages
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Jan 1, 768
Beginning of Charlemagne's Reign.
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Dec 25, 800
Charlemagne is crowned Holy Roman Emperor
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Jan 1, 991
Guido D'Arezzo is Born
Guido D'Arezzo is Italian. -
Jan 1, 1033
Guido D'Arezzo Dies
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Period: Jan 1, 1050 to Jan 1, 1250
High Middle Ages
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Jan 1, 1096
First Crusade
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Sep 16, 1098
Hildegard Von Bingen is Born
Hildegard Von Bingen is born in Bermesheim von der Hohe. He is German. -
Jan 1, 1101
Perotin is Born.
We do not know when Perotin was born, but was alive during the 12th century. He is probably French. -
Jan 1, 1130
Perotin Dies
Again, we do not have any dates for Perotin. However, given the short lifespans probably in the 12th century. -
Jan 1, 1135
Leonin is Born
Leonin is born. He is (probably) French. -
Sep 17, 1179
Hildegard Von Bingen Dies
Hildegard Von Bingen dies in Bingen at the age of 81. -
Jan 1, 1193
First Known Merchant Guild
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Jan 1, 1201
Leonin Dies
Leonin dies in, possibly, 1201. -
Jun 15, 1215
The Magna Carter is Sealed
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Period: Jan 1, 1250 to Jan 1, 1500
Late Middle Ages
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Jan 1, 1300
Machaut is Born
Guillaume de Machaut is born in Reims. He is French. There is no exact birth date, but he was born around 1300. -
Period: Mar 1, 1300 to
Renaissance
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Jan 1, 1337
The Hundred Years' War Begins
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Jan 1, 1347
The Black Death Begins
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Apr 13, 1377
Machaut Dies
Machaut dies, possibly in Reims at the age of 77. -
May 30, 1431
Trial and Execution of Joan of Arc
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Jan 1, 1440
Printing Press Invented by Johannes Gutenberg
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Jan 1, 1450
Josquin is Born
Josquin is born in Northern France (or modern day Belgium). He is Flemish but spoke French. -
Jan 1, 1453
End of the Hundred Years' War
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Jan 1, 1498
Leonardo da Vinci Completes the Last Supper
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Jan 1, 1507
Arcadelt is Born
Jacques Arcadelt is born in France (or Belgium?). He is probably French, given his name. -
Jan 1, 1517
Start of the Protestant Reformation
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Aug 27, 1521
Josquin Dies
Josquin dies in Conde-sur-Escaut, France at the age of 71. -
Feb 3, 1525
Palestrina is Born
Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina is born in Rome. He is Italian. -
Nov 17, 1558
Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England
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May 15, 1567
Monteverdi is Born
Claudio Monteverdi is born in Cremona. He is Italian. -
Oct 14, 1568
Arcadelt Dies
Arcadelt dies in Paris, France. -
Palestrina Dies
Palestrina dies in Rome, possibly aged 69. -
Period: to
Baroque Era
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Jamestown is Established in North America
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Monteverdi Dies
Monteverdi dies in Venice, Italy at the age of 76. -
Purcell is Born
Henry Purcell is born in London. He is English. -
Vivaldi is Born
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi is born in Venice. He is Italian. -
Handel is Born
Georg Friedrich Handel is born in Halle. He is German. -
Bach is Born
Johann Sebastian Bach is born in Eisenach. He is German. -
Scarlatti is Born
Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti is born in Naples. He is Italian. -
Purcell Dies
Purcell dies in London. -
Haydn is Born
Franz Joseph Haydn is born in Rohrau. He is Austrian. -
Vivaldi Dies
Vivaldi dies in Vienna, Austria at the age of 65. -
Period: to
Classical Era
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Bach Dies
Bach dies in Lepzig, Germany at the age of 65. -
Bach Dies
Bach dies in Lepzig, Germany at the age of 65. -
Mozart is Born
Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart is born in Salzburg Austria. He is Austrian. -
Scarlatti Dies
Scarlatti dies in Madrid, Spain at the age of 71. -
Handel Dies
Handel dies in London, England at age 74. -
Industrial Revolution Begins in Great Britain
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Beethoven is Born
Ludwig van Beethoven is born in Bonn. He is German. -
American Revolution Begins
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American Declaration of Indepencen Signed
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American Revolution Ends
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French Revolution Begins
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Mozart Dies
Mozart dies in Vienna at the age of 35. -
Coronation of Napoleon
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Haydn Dies
Haydn dies in Vienna at the age of 77. -
Beethoven Dies
Beethoven dies in Vienna at the age of 56.
