Musical Note: Johann Sebastian Bach, Domenico Scarlatti and George Frederic Handel Were All Born in 1685/Also... (See Below)

...Each died in the 1750s: Bach in 1750, Scarlatti in 1757 and Handel in 1759.



So, 1685 was a good year for musicians, and music.


This is a photo, taken in Weimar, Germany, of the house where J.S. Bach lived from 1708 to 1717; two of his 21 children were born here.

Photograph Copyright (c) Paul Heidelberg