Births on October 16

Jan Dismas Zelenka

Born on October 16, 1679

Jan Dismas Zelenka, Czech viol player and composer (d. 1745)

Jan Dismas Zelenka (16 October 1679 – 23 December 1745), baptised Jan Lukáš Zelenka and also known as Johann Dismas Zelenka or Johannes Lucas Ignatius Dismas Zelenka, was a composer and musician of the Baroque period. His music is admired for its harmonic inventiveness and counterpoint.

Zelenka was raised in Central Bohemia, educated in Prague and Vienna, and spent his professional life in Dresden. The greatest success during his career was the performance of the extensive composition Sub olea pacis et palma virtutis in the presence of the Emperor Charles VI, shortly after his coronation as king of Bohemia in 1723.

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Events on 1679

1 Jun

Battle of Drumclog
The Scottish Covenanters defeat John Graham of Claverhouse at the Battle of Drumclog.
7 Aug

Le Griffon
The brigantine Le Griffon, commissioned by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the south-eastern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes of North America.
18 Sep

Massachusetts Bay Colony
New Hampshire becomes a county of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Births on October 16

Jan Dismas Zelenka

Born on October 16, 1679

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Battle of Drumclog

Le Griffon

Massachusetts Bay Colony