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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

1756 CE – 1791 CE · 35 years

The child who played for emperors at six and died in poverty at thirty-five — from the courts of Europe to the back streets of Vienna. How Mozart composed the music that defined Western civilisation.

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Charyn Canyon

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

central Asian khanates

Attested 1530 CE – 1900 CE

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Manila Galleon Return Route

1565 CE – 1815 CE

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1687 CE – 1757 CE

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1694 CE – 1778 CE

Landmark

Lake Issyk-Kul

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

Tuʻi Tonga Empire

Attested 500 CE – 1815 CE

Conflict

Pugachev's Rebellion

1773 CE – 1775 CE

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1773 CE Pugachev's Rebellion 1756 CE Seven Years' War 1757 CE British Conquest of Bengal 1757 CE Battle of Leuthen 1758 CE Maratha-Durrani War 1759 CE Konbaung–Siam Wars

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Ayutthaya Landmark · East Asia 1351 CE – 1767 CE United States Polity · Americas Founded 1784 CE · attested to 2026 CE Hawaiian Unification Wars Conflict · Americas 1782 CE – 1810 CE Spanish Treasure Fleet Trade route · Europe 1566 CE – 1790 CE São Miguel das Missões Landmark · Americas 1632 CE – 1768 CE India Polity · South Asia 1783 CE – 2026 CE

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  • Voltaire 1756 CE–1778 CE · 23 shared years
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