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EVENTS

The father of Georg Philipp Telemann dies, leaving his widow to bring up the children.

Antonio Stradivari makes the Ex Arma Senkrah Violin .

John Blow is recorded among the private musicians of King James II Of England .

17-year-old François Couperin becomes organist at St Gervais in Paris.

Giovanni Legrenzi becomes ''maestro di cappella'' at St Mark's Cathedral, Venice.

PUBLISHED POPULAR MUSIC

CLASSICAL MUSIC

OPERA

John Blow - ''Venus and Adonis''

Marc-Antoine Charpentier - ''La Couronne de fleurs''

Jean-Baptiste Lully - ''Roland''

BIRTHS

February 23 - George Frideric Handel , composer

March 21 - Johann Sebastian Bach , composer

June 30 - John Gay , poet, author of '' The Beggar's Opera ''

October 26 - Domenico Scarlatti , composer

December 12 - Lodovico Giustini , early composer for piano

''date unknown'' - Antonio Maria Bernacchi , ''castrato'' singer

DEATHS