Question: The Flute sonata in E minor (HWV 375) is thought to have been composed by an artist that was born in what year?
Context: The Flute sonata in E minor (HWV 375) is thought to have been composed by George Frideric Handel, for flute and keyboard (harpsichord).  The date of composition of the work is unknown, but it was first published in 1730.  Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xlviii,134; and HHA iv/3,63. The Flute Sonata in D, Op. 94, was completed in the summer of 1943 by Sergei Prokofiev.  At that same time, Prokofiev was working on music for "Ivan the terrible".  The flute sonata in D was first performed in Moscow, Russia on December 7, 1943 by Nicolai Kharkovsky (flute) and Sviatoslav Richter (piano).  It was later transcribed for violin in 1944, by the composer with the help of violinist David Oistrakh, as Op. 94a.  The violin version was first performed by David Oistrakh (violin) and Lev Oborin, Piano, on June 17, 1944. The Flute sonata in G major (HWV 363b) was composed (c. 1711–16) by George Frideric Handel in F major for the oboe, and was transposed by an unknown hand to G major, for flute and keyboard (harpsichord).  The work is also referred to as "Opus 1 No. 5", as it was first published in 1726 or slightly later by the London publisher Walsh, in an edition falsely attributed to Jeanne Roger of Amsterdam.  Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xxvii,19; and HHA iv/3,28.  The sonata was originally composed as an oboe sonata in F major (HWV 363a). The Flute sonata in B minor (HWV 367b) is a work for flute and keyboard (harpsichord), however the sonata was originally composed (c. 1712) by George Frideric Handel as a "Recorder sonata in D minor (HWV 367a)".  Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xxvii,32; and HHA iv/3,42. The Flute sonata in E minor (HWV 359b) was composed (c. 1724) by George Frideric Handel for flute and keyboard (harpsichord).  The work is also referred to as "Opus 1 No. 1b", and was first published in 1732 by Walsh.  Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xxvii,6; and HHA iv/3,10. George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel ( ; born Georg Friedrich Händel ] ; 23 February 1685 (O.S.) [(N.S.) 5 March] – 14 April 1759) was a German, later British, baroque composer who spent the bulk of his career in London, becoming well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, and organ concertos. Handel received important training in Halle and worked as a composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712; he became a naturalised British subject in 1727.  He was strongly influenced both by the great composers of the Italian Baroque and by the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition. The Flute sonata in A minor (HWV 374) is thought to have been composed by George Frideric Handel, for flute and keyboard (harpsichord).  The date of composition of the work is unknown, but it was first published in 1730.  Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xlviii,130; and HHA iv/3,57. The Flute sonata in E minor (HWV 379) was composed (circa 1727-28) by George Frideric Handel for flute and keyboard (harpsichord).  The work is also referred to as "Opus 1 No. 1a", and was first published in 1879 by Chrysander.  Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xxvii,2; and HHA iv/3,2. The Flute sonata in B minor (HWV 376) is thought to have been composed by George Frideric Handel, for flute and keyboard (harpsichord).  The date of composition of the work is unknown, but it was first published in 1730.  Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xlviii,137; and HHA iv/3,68. Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Stiles 1.2.1.6 So3, is a sonata for violin and piano by Alfred Hill.  Its music originates from his "Piano Trio in A minor, Stiles 1.2.2.1 TrA" (probably 1890s).  It has no precise dating, but was obviously finished after "Violin Sonata No. 2" (January 1906): most probably in 1907.  It was performed ion 6 July 1908 at the YMCA Hall in Sydney by Cyril Monk (the dedicatee of Hill's previous sonata) and Constance Brandon Usher.  Hill later arranged this sonata for flute and piano (the so-called "Flute Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Stiles 1.2.1.1 SoA2").
Answer: 1685