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1803 CE - 1869 CE: Life of the composer Hector Berlioz.
1803 CE: Hector Berlioz is born in La-Côte-Saint-André, France.
1826 CE - 1830 CE: Hector Berlioz studies at the Paris Conservatoire.
1827 CE: Hector Berlioz falls madly in love with the Irish actress Harriet Smithson.
1830 CE: Hector Berlioz composes Symphonie fantastique.
1830 CE: Hector Berlioz wins the prestigious Prix de Rome music prize.
1833 CE: Hector Berlioz marries the Irish actress Harriet Smithson.
1834 CE: Hector Berlioz composes his symphony Harold en Italie.
1834 CE: Hector Berlioz composes his opera Benvenuto Cellini.
1839 CE: Hector Berlioz composes his choral symphony Roméo et Juliette.
1841 CE: Hector Berlioz composes his song-cycle Les nuits d’été (Summer Nights).
1842 CE - 1862 CE: Hector Berlioz makes regular conducting tours in Europe with great success.
1843 CE: Hector Berlioz publishes an important treatise on orchestration.
1854 CE: Hector Berlioz marries the singer Marie Recto.
1854 CE: Hector Berlioz composes his oratorio L’enfance du Christ (The Childhood of Christ).
1856 CE: Hector Berlioz composes his opera Les Troyens (The Trojans).
1862 CE: Hector Berlioz composes his comic opera Béatrice et Bénédict.
1869 CE: Hector Berlioz dies in Paris.
1870 CE: The autobiography of Hector Berlioz, Mémoires, is published.