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Franz Schubert is born

Franz Schubert, Austrian musician, known for austrian composer, was born on 1797-01-31. Franz Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras.

Franz Schubert, Austrian musician, known for austrian composer, was born on 1797-01-31. Franz Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short life, Schubert left behind a vast oeuvre of thousands of works, including more than 600 Lieder (art songs in German) and other vocal works, seven complete symphonies, sacred music, operas, incidental music, and a large body of piano and chamber music.

Historical Significance

Franz Schubert is Austrian composer.

Key People

Franz Schubert

Musician

Austrian composer

Events Before

  1. Napoléon Bonaparte is appointed Commander-in-Chief of the French Army in Italy

    The Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars (1792–1801) were a series of conflicts fought principally in Northern Italy between the French Revolutionary Army and a Coalition of Austria,…

  2. Napoléon Bonaparte (26) marries his first wife Joséphine de Beauharnais (32), changing her name from Rose

    Napoléon Bonaparte (26) marries his first wife Joséphine de Beauharnais (32), changing her name from Rose

  3. English country doctor Edward Jenner administers his revolutionary cowpox-based vaccine for smallpox in Berkeley, Glouce

    English country doctor Edward Jenner administers his revolutionary cowpox-based vaccine for smallpox in Berkeley, Gloucestershire

  4. Armand-Gaston Camus becomes chairman of the Council of 500

    Armand-Gaston Camus becomes chairman of the Council of 500

  5. The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York

    York was a town and the second capital of the colony of Upper Canada. It is the predecessor to the old city of Toronto (1834–1998).

Events After

  1. Russia appoints first Jewish censor to censor Hebrew books

    Russia appoints first Jewish censor to censor Hebrew books

  2. US Sedition Act prohibits "any false, scandalous, and malicious writing" about the government

    US Sedition Act prohibits "any false, scandalous, and malicious writing" about the government

  3. 11th Amendment ratified, judicial powers construed

    11th Amendment ratified, judicial powers construed

  4. Coup d'état in Batavian Republic

    The Batavian Republic (Dutch: Bataafse Republiek; French: République Batave) was the successor state to the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands.

  5. Rep Matthew Lyon (Vt) spits in face of Rep Roger Griswold (Ct) in US House of Representatives, after an argument

    Rep Matthew Lyon (Vt) spits in face of Rep Roger Griswold (Ct) in US House of Representatives, after an argument

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What happened on January 31, 1797?
Franz Schubert, Austrian musician, known for austrian composer, was born on 1797-01-31. Franz Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short life, Schubert left behind a vast oeuvre of thousands of works, including more than 600 Lieder (art songs in German) and other vocal works, seven complete symphonies, sacred music, operas, incidental music, and a large body of piano and chamber music.
Why is Franz Schubert is born significant?
Franz Schubert is Austrian composer.
Who was involved in Franz Schubert is born?
Key figures include Franz Schubert (Musician).

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