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On July 12, 1730, Lorenzo Corsini was elected pope and took the name, Clement XII.
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Robert Walpole is appointed the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.
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From roughly 1750 to 1820, artists, architects, and musicians moved away from the heavily ornamented styles of the Baroque and the Rococo, and instead embraced a clean, uncluttered style they thought was reminiscent of Classical Greece.
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In Europe, the minuet was a popular dance.
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1760 King George II of Great Britain dies.
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During the Classical Period, which is known as the Age of Enlightenment in world history, schools and Universities were established
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The Paris Conservatory of Music was founded.
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In 1820, Spain and the Constitution of 1812 became the model for European revolutionaries.