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Baroque


1933 Julian Bream, born in London, England, guitarist, plays baroque guitar, lute, considered the 20th century's most distinguished classical guitarists

1931 Rafael Puyana, Bogota Colombia, baroque harpsichordist, New York debut 1957

1773 Jan Zach, composer, organist, violinist, composed Baroque and classical music, dies at 73 in Ellwangen, Germany

1699 Jan Zach, born in Celakovice, Czech Republic, composer, organist, violinist, composed Baroque and classical music

1681 Georg Philipp Telemann, Magdeburg Germany, late baroque composer

1678 Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer, 4 Seasons

1673 Salvatore Rosa, Italian painter (Baroque)/poet/music/actor, dies at 57

1658 Baltasar Gracian, Spanish Baroque prose writer, wrote 'El heroe' or 'The Hero', 'El politico', or 'The Politician', 'El discreto', 'The Discreet One', exiled for 'Criticon', or 'Faultfinder'

1618 Bartolome Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque artist [baptized]

1615 Johann Paul Schor, German Baroque painter

1601 Baltasar Gracian, born in Belmonte, Aragon, Spain, Spanish Baroque prose writer, wrote 'El heroe' or 'The Hero', 'El politico', or 'The Politician', 'El discreto', 'The Discreet One', exiled for 'Criticon', or 'Faultfinder'

1598 Giovanni Bernini, Italy, baroque sculptor, St. Teresa in Ecstasy

1598 Francisco de Zurbaran, Spain, Baroque painter, baptized

1577 Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish Baroque painter, Circumcision


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