Births on November 30

Andreas Werckmeister

Born on November 30, 1645

Andreas Werckmeister, German organist, composer, and theorist (d. 1706)

Andreas Werckmeister (November 30, 1645 – October 26, 1706) was a German organist, music theorist, and composer of the Baroque era. He was amongst the earliest advocates of equal temperament, and through this advocacy was highly influential to the harmonic basis underlying almost all of subsequent Western music.

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Events on 1645

14 Jun

Battle of Naseby
English Civil War: Battle of Naseby: Twelve thousand Royalist forces are beaten by 15,000 Parliamentarian soldiers.
10 Jul

Battle of Langport
English Civil War: The Battle of Langport takes place.
21 Jul

Queue (hairstyle)
Qing dynasty regent Dorgon issues an edict ordering all Han Chinese men to shave their forehead and braid the rest of their hair into a queue identical to those of the Manchus.
3 Aug

Battle of Nördlingen (1645)
Thirty Years' War: The Second Battle of Nördlingen sees French forces defeating those of the Holy Roman Empire.
8 Oct

Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal
Jeanne Mance opened the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, the first lay hospital in North America.

Births on November 30

Andreas Werckmeister

Born on November 30, 1645

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Events on 1645

Battle of Naseby

Battle of Langport

Queue (hairstyle)

Battle of Nördlingen (1645)

Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal