What Happened in March 1643

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)

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