Famous Birthdays Mar 25 Louis Moréri, French encylopedist (d. 1680) Mar 28 José Solana, Spanish composer and organist, born in Sieso de Huesca, Kingdom of Aragon, Spanish Empire (d. 1712) Born in 1643 Famous Deaths Mar 1 Girolamo Frescobaldi, Italian keyboard virtuoso (organist at St. Peter's Basilica, 1608-28 and 1634-43), and late Renaissance/early Baroque dies at 59 Feb 1643 History by Year Apr 1643 What Happened in 1643 Lenient Lion Remembered for 375 YearsOctober 16, 1643