Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

1756 – 1791 · died at about 35^[1][2]

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Fun Facts About Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, according to his father, heard Allegri's guarded Miserere twice in the Sistine Chapel and then wrote it out from memory. The details of the story are disputed.^[1]
• Mozart's baptismal record names him Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart. As an adult he usually called himself Wolfgang Amadè Mozart.^[1]
• Mozart enjoyed billiards and bought a billiard table for about 300 florins. He also kept a canary, a starling, a dog and a horse.^[1]
• Joseph Haydn called Mozart "the greatest composer known to me by person and repute" in a remark to Mozart's father.^[1]
• On 24 December 1781, Mozart faced Muzio Clementi in a keyboard competition before the Emperor.^[1]
• Mozart had a startling fondness for scatological humor, preserved in letters to his cousin and family and in comic canons he sang with his friends.^[1]
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was alive at the same time as Leonhard Euler — their lives overlapped for 27 years (1756–1783).^[1][2][3][4]
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Nelson Mandela died on the same day of the year, December 5.^[1][2][5][6]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a Classical composer and musician. In his brief life, he completed more than 800 works including outstanding examples of most of the genres of his time: symphonies, concertos, chamber music, opera, and choral music.^[1]

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Immanuel Kant

35 yr overlap

Catherine the Great

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George Washington

35 yr overlap

James Watt

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Thomas Jefferson

35 yr overlap

Toussaint Louverture

35 yr overlap

Francisco Goya

35 yr overlap

Edward Jenner

35 yr overlap

Marie Antoinette

35 yr overlap

John Adams

35 yr overlap

Joseph Haydn

35 yr overlap

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

35 yr overlap

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Questions About Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

When was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born?

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756, and died on December 5, 1791.

How old was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at death?

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756, and died on December 5, 1791, at age 35.

What was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart known for?

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was known for: Musical prodigy, symphonies & operas. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a Classical composer and musician. In his brief life, he completed more than 800 works including outstanding examples of most of the genres of his time: symphonies, concertos, chamber music, opera, and choral music.

Who was alive at the same time as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's closest contemporary was Immanuel Kant. Their lives overlapped for 35 years.