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Claude Debussy is born
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Richard Strauss is born
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The first female composer is born
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Rossini dies
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Georges Bizet dies
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The opera "Carmen" by Georges Bizet is first performed in Paris
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"Requiem" by Gabriel Fauré is first performed in Paris
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"Swan Lake" by Tchaikovsky is first performed in Moscow
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Igor Stavinsky is born
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Richard Wagner dies
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"Moulin Rouge" famous cabaret opens in Paris
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Carnegie Hall opens in New York
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"The Nutcracker" by Tchaikovsky opens in Russia
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Johannes Brahms dies
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Gustav Mahler becomes director of the Vienna Court Opera
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The opera "Tosca" by Giacomo Puccini opens in Rome
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Louis Armstrong is born
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The first movie theater opens in Pittsburgh beginning cinematic scoring
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Walt Disney Studios is formed
