baroque era By aysecgagon May 15, 1567 Claudio Monteverdi Italy, Vespro della Beata Vergine 1600 start of baroque era 1602 Establishment of the Dutch East India Company 1607 Establishment of the Jamestown Settlement in North America 1632 john locke 1643 sir isaac newton Nov 29, 1643 Claudio Monteverdi's death Sep 10, 1659 Henry Purcell britain, Dido and Aeneas Mar 4, 1678 Antonio Lucio Vivaldi italy, four seasons Feb 3, 1685 George Frideric Handel germany, messiah Mar 21, 1685 johann sebastian bach germany Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1 Nov 21, 1695 Henry Purcell's death 1704 john locke's death 1727 sir isaac newton's death Jul 28, 1741 Antonio Lucio Vivaldi's death Jul 28, 1750 bach's death Apr 14, 1759 George Frideric Handel's death