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1732 CE - 1809 CE: Life of the composer Joseph Haydn.
1732 CE: Joseph Haydn is born in the village of Rohrau, Lower Austria.
1740 CE - 1749 CE: Joseph Haydn is a choirboy at St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna.
1757 CE - 1761 CE: Joseph Haydn works for Count Morzin in Bohemia.
1760 CE: Joseph Haydn marries Maria Anna Keller.
1761 CE - 1790 CE: Joseph Haydn works for the Hungarian Counts Esterházy.
1761 CE: Joseph Haydn composes his trio of symphonies Times of Day.
1766 CE: Joseph Haydn becomes the Kapellmeister at the Esterházy court.
1775 CE: Joseph Haydn composes his opera L’incontro improviso (The Unexpected Encounter).
1783 CE: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Joseph Haydn meet for the first time.
1791 CE: Joseph Haydn first visits London.
1792 CE: Ludwig van Beethoven moves to Vienna and studies under Joseph Haydn.
1798 CE: Joseph Haydn completes his oratorio Die Schöpfung (The Creation).
1801 CE: Joseph Haydn completes his oratorio Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons).
1809 CE: Joseph Haydn dies in his sleep at home in Vienna.