Birth Name: George Frideric Handel
Occupation: Composer
Place Of Birth: Halle, Germany
Date Of Birth: February 23, 1685
Date Of Death: April 14, 1759
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: German
George Frideric Handel was born on the 23rd of February, 1685. He was famous for being a Composer. Baroque master known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, and organ concertos. He was forever immortalized for “Messiah” from 1742.
George Frideric Handel was born in Halle, Germany. He was hired as violinist and harpsichordist for the Hamburg Oper am Gänsemarkt’s orchestra, where he met such famous composers as Johann Mattheson, Christoph Graupner, and Reinhard Keiser. His works “Water Music,” “Music for the Royal Fireworks, and “Alexander’s Feast” continued to be popular centuries after his body was laid to rest in Westminster Abbey.
George Frideric Handel was a Pisces and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
George Frideric Handel was born in 1680s.
George Frideric Handel is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
Education
George’s George Frideric Handel attended Halle University, Germany.
Family
George Frideric Handel’s mother’s name is unknown at this time and his father’s name is under review. We will continue to update information on George Frideric Handel’s parents.
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Personal Life
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George Frideric Handel was born in the Year of the Ox.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | George Frideric Handel |
| NICKNAME: | Georg Friedrich Händel |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Pisces |
| BIRTH DAY: | Friday |
| DEATH DAY: | Saturday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: George Frideric Handel was a Pisces. People of this zodiac sign like romance, to sleep, spiritual themes and dislike the know-it-all, to be criticized, and cruelty of any kind. The strengths of this sign are being compassionate, artistic, gentle, wise, while weaknesses can be to be fearful, overly trusting and desire to escape reality. The greatest overall compatibility with Pieces is Virgo and Taurus.
Chinese Zodiac: George Frideric Handel was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are persistent and straightforward. They have a strong faith and can be seen as stubborn in their old ways.
Ruling Planet: George Frideric Handel had a ruling planet of Neptune and has a ruling planet of Neptune. Back the early 2,000 B.C. the outer planets, Uranus and Pluto, were not yet discovered, since the telescope had not yet been invented. Astrologers and astronomers could only work with planets visible to the eye.
George Frideric Handel’s birth sign is Pisces and he had a ruling planet of Neptune.
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