What Happened in September 1653

Famous Birthdays

Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)

Sep 1 German composer and organist (Canon in D), born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire

  • Sep 20 Benedict Schultheiss, German composer, born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1693)

Famous Deaths

  • Sep 3 Claudius Salmasius [Claude Saumaise], French linguist, dies at 65
  • Sep 20 Humphrey Chetham, English cloth merchant (his will leaves money to establish Chetham Library - oldest English language public library in the world), dies at 72 [1]