BAROQUE By emmarort 1600 The invention of the Opera 1620 The mayflower began its trip 1637 First public Opera theatre: Teatro San Cassiano 1650 the hapsichord was invented 1656 Diego Velázquez created Las Meninas 1685 Johann Sebastian Bach birth He is considered a genius composer and one of the most important musicians 1714 Gabriel fahrenheit invented the termometer 1723 Antonio Vivaldi composes Four Seasons 1750 Johann Sebastian Bach dies