Christoph Willibald Gluck vs John Wesley
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Compare the life timelines of Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714–1787) and John Wesley (1703–1791) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 73 years, from 1714 to 1787.
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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
John Wesley (1703–1791)
- — Born in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England Verified
- — Studied at Christ Church, Oxford Verified
- — Ordained a priest in the Church of England Verified
- — Led the Holy Club at Oxford Verified
- — Served as a missionary in the colony of Georgia Verified
- — Experienced his evangelical conversion at Aldersgate Street Verified
- — Began open-air field preaching Verified
- — Married Mary Vazeille Verified
- — Ordained ministers for the Methodists in America Verified
- — Died in London Verified