Michel Richard Delalande [de Lalande] (1657 - June 18, 1726) was a prolific French Baroque composer and organist who specialized in writing orchestral suites, known in their day as "Simphonies pour les Soupers du Roy", or, in an alternative spelling of the time, simply as "Symphonies". Delalande also composed ballets and church music. Born in Paris, he was a contemporary of Jean-Baptiste Lully and Francois Couperin. Delalande taught music to the daughters of Louis XIV of France, and was director of the royal chapel from 1714 until his death at Versailles in 1726. Events January 8 - Miles Sindercombe, would-be-assassin of Oliver Cromwell, and his group are captured in London February - Admiral Robert Blake defeats the Spanish West Indian Fleet in a battle over the seizure of Jamaica. ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... Events George Friderich Handel becomes a British subject. ... Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens: dynamic figures spiral down around a void: draperies blow: a whirl of movement lit in a shaft of light, rendered in a free bravura handling of paint In arts, the Baroque (or baroque) is both a period and the style that dominated it. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... An organist is a musician who plays the organ, whether pipe or electronic. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Jean-Baptiste Lully, originally Giovanni Battista Lulli (November 28, 1632–March 22, 1687), was an Italian-born French composer, who spent most of his life working in the court of Louis XIV of France. ... François Couperin (born Paris November 10, 1668 – September 12, 1733 in Paris) was an esteemed French composer in the Baroque style. ... Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné) (September 5, 1638 – September 1, 1715) reigned as King of France and King of Navarre from May 14, 1643 until his death. ... // Events August 1 - George, elector of Hanover becomes King George I of Great Britain. ... Versailles, formerly the capital city of the kingdom of France, is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and is still an important administrative and judicial center. ... Events George Friderich Handel becomes a British subject. ...