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Composers: William Byrd, Thomas Wallis, Josquin des Prez, Giovanni Gabrielli Events: 1478- The Spanish Inquisition
1492- Columbus arrives in the Americas
1533- Ivan the terrible born
1559- Queen Elizabeth I gets coronated
1598- Edict of Nantes -
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, George Frideric Handel, Claudio Monteverdi. Events: Establishment of the Jamestown Settlement in North America-1607
Louis XIII inherited the French Throne-1610
1620: Arrival of Pilgrims
1626: Discovery of NY
1637: First opera house
1666: Great Fire of London
1692: Salem witch trials end
1715: Reign of Louis XII ends
1750: Baroque Era ends -
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Joseph Haydn, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Events: 1730: The Baroque/Classical Transition
1756: Seven Years War
1764: Revolutionary Period
1775: American Revolution
1789: French Revolution
1797: Latin American Revolutions
1804: Haitian Revolution
1815: Congress of Vienna