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        Johann Sebastian Bach died - 
  
  
        Benjamin Franklin improved the glass harmonica. - 
  
  
        Sebastiano Carezo invented the Spanish dance called "bolero." - 
  
  The French revolution
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        Ohio Becomes The 17th state in the Union - 
  
  
        Opera "Fra Diavolo" by Daniel Auber, premieres in Paris