Deaths on April 20

Christoph Demantius

Died on April 20, 1643

Christoph Demantius, German composer and poet (b. 1567)

Johann Christoph Demantius (15 December 1567 – 20 April 1643) was a German composer, music theorist, writer and poet. He was an exact contemporary of Monteverdi, and represented a transitional phase in German Lutheran music from the polyphonic Renaissance style to the early Baroque.

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Events on 1643

19 May

Battle of Rocroi
Thirty Years' War: French forces under the duc d'Enghien decisively defeat Spanish forces at the Battle of Rocroi, marking the symbolic end of Spain as a dominant land power.
13 Jul

Battle of Roundway Down
English Civil War: Battle of Roundway Down: In England, Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester, commanding the Royalist forces, heavily defeats the Parliamentarian forces led by Sir William Waller.
13 Dec

Battle of Alton
English Civil War: The Battle of Alton takes place in Hampshire.

Deaths on April 20

Christoph Demantius

Died on April 20, 1643

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Battle of Rocroi

Battle of Roundway Down

Battle of Alton