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1865 CE - 1957 CE: The life of the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.
1865 CE: Jean Sibelius is born in Hämeenlinna in southern Finland.
1881 CE: Jean Sibelius studies in Vienna and Berlin.
1886 CE: Jean Sibelius enters the Conservatory of Helsinki.
1892 CE: The symphonic poem Kullervo by Jean Sibelius is first performed.
1893 CE: Jean Sibelius completes his Karelia Suite.
1893 CE - 1897 CE: Jean Sibelius works on his Lemminkünen Legends symphonic-poem quartet.
1899 CE: Jean Sibelius composes his symphonic poem Finlandia.
1899 CE - 1924 CE: Jean Sibelius writes seven symphonies.
1903 CE - 1905 CE: Jean Sibelius works on his Violin Concerto.
1904 CE: Jean Sibelius begins to live in a large purpose-built house named Ainola by Lake Tuusula outside Järvenpää, Finland.
1904 CE: The Valse triste by Jean Sibelius is first performed.
1906 CE: The symphonic poem Pohjolan tytär (Pohjola’s Daughter) by Jean Sibelius is first performed.
1908 CE: Jean Sibelius is diagnosed with throat cancer. He is cured after several operations.
1926 CE: The symphonic poem Tapiola composed by Jean Sibelius is first performed.
1957 CE: Jean Sibelius dies at his home Ainola, Finland.