Christoph Willibald Gluck vs James Cook
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Compare the life timelines of Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714–1787) and James Cook (1728–1779) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 51 years, from 1728 to 1779.
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Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714–1787)
- — Born in Erasbach, Upper Palatinate Verified
- — Studied and worked as a musician in Prague Verified
- — Premiere of his first opera, Artaserse, in Milan Verified
- — Visited London and met Handel Verified
- — Married Maria Anna Bergin in Vienna Verified
- — Settled in Vienna as a court composer Verified
- — Knighted with the Order of the Golden Spur Verified
- — Premiere of the reform opera Orfeo ed Euridice Verified
- — Premiere of Iphigénie en Aulide in Paris Verified
- — Died in Vienna Verified
James Cook (1728–1779)
- — Born in Marton, Yorkshire, England Verified
- — Departed Plymouth on his first voyage aboard HMS Endeavour Verified
- — Landed at Botany Bay on the east coast of Australia Verified
- — Became the first recorded expedition to cross the Antarctic Circle
- — Killed at Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii Verified