Haydn's 102nd Symphony
Feb 2 Joseph Haydn's 102nd Symphony in B premieres at the King's Theatre in London, England
Beethoven's Debut
Mar 29 Ludwig van Beethoven (24) has his debut performance as a pianist at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria
- Jul 14 The French National Convention decrees "La Marseillaise" by Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle France's national anthem
- Aug 15 Austrian composer Joseph Haydn leaves England forever after calling the time spent there "the happiest of his life"
- Aug 20 Joseph Haydn returns to Vienna from England
Lyrical Ballads
Sep 15 "Lyrical Ballads" published by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth - 1st work of English Romantic movement (probable date)