History of Music By jakobrivera180219 Period: Jan 1, 1680 to Jan 1, 1900 Years Feb 23, 1685 Handel's Birth Mar 31, 1685 Bach's Birth Jan 1, 1723 Slavery Abolished in Russia But Still had serfs Jul 28, 1750 Bach's Death Jan 27, 1756 Mozart's Birth Apr 14, 1759 Handel's Death Jul 4, 1776 U.S. Declares Freedom from Britain Dec 5, 1791 Mozart's Death May 17, 1792 NYC Stock Market Founded Jan 1, 1801 United Kingdom Forms May 7, 1833 Brahms's Birth He also met famous musicians at the time, Schumann, Liszt, and Wagner May 7, 1840 Tchaikovsky's Birth By age 6 he could speak German and French! Nov 6, 1893 Tchaikovsky's Death Apr 3, 1897 Brahms's Death Jan 1, 1899 Asprin was first sold