Christoph Willibald Gluck vs James Hargreaves
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Compare the life timelines of Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714–1787) and James Hargreaves (1720–1778) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 58 years, from 1720 to 1778.
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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 Hargreaves (1720–1778)
- — Born in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England Verified
- — Married Elizabeth Grimshaw Verified
- — Worked as a handloom weaver and carpenter near Blackburn Verified
- — Invented the spinning jenny Verified
- — His machines were destroyed by local spinners Verified
- — Moved to Nottingham Verified
- — Ran a small spinning mill in Nottingham with Thomas James Verified
- — Patented the spinning jenny Verified
- — Died in Nottingham Verified