What happened 1685 AD

Bach was born in 1685 in Eisenach, in the duchy of Saxe-Eisenach, into an extensive musical family. His father, Johann Ambrosius Bach, was the director of the town musicians, and all of his uncles were professional musicians. His father probably taught him to play the violin and harpsichord, and his brother Johann Christoph Bach taught him the clavichord and exposed him to much of the contemporary music.

The composer, Lodovico Giustini, was born in Pistoia, Italy in 1743.

The architect and painter, Dominikus Zimmermann, was born in Germany.

Charles II, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, passed away at the age of 54.

John Gay, an English poet and dramatist, was born in Barnstaple, England.