Births on January 11

Johann Friedrich Alberti

Born on January 11, 1642

Johann Friedrich Alberti, German organist and composer (d. 1710)

Johann Friedrich Alberti (11 January 1642 – 14 June 1710) was a German composer and organist.

Alberti was born in Tönning, Schleswig. He received his musical training in Leipzig from Werner Fabricius and in Dresden from Vincenzo Albrici. Then he worked as an organist in Merseburg cathedral until his departure in 1698 caused by the paralysis of his right hand because of a stroke. His pupil Georg Friedrich Kauffmann succeeded him as a princely Saxon townsman and cathedral organist at the court of the Saxon duke and Merseburg Cathedral.

Alberti's works include chorale preludes, 35 choral arrangements, 12 ricercati (lost) and various sacred works. He died, aged 68, in Merseburg, Saxony-Anhalt.

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4 Jan

Five Members
King Charles I of England attempts to arrest Five Members of Parliament, commencing England's slide into civil war.
15 Apr

Battle of Kilrush
Irish Confederate Wars: A Confederate Irish militia is routed in the Battle of Kilrush when it attempts to halt the progress of a Royalist Army.
13 Nov

Battle of Turnham Green
First English Civil War: Battle of Turnham Green: The Royalist forces withdraw in the face of the Parliamentarian army and fail to take London.
24 Nov

Van Diemen's Land
Abel Tasman becomes the first European to discover the island Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania).

Births on January 11

Johann Friedrich Alberti

Born on January 11, 1642

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Five Members

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