Today in Music History - Jan. 13
Today in Music History - Jan. 13 The Canadian Press 2021-01-13 Today in Music History for Jan. 13: In 1501, Christianity's first vernacular hymnal was printed in Prague, capital of the present-day Czech Republic. It contained 89 hymns in the Czech language. In 1854, a patent for the accordion was issued to Anthony Faax of Philadelphia. In 1864, Stephen Foster, one of the first composers of pop music, died in a New York City hospital after falling over a wash basin in a drunken stupor. In his pocket when he died was the manuscript for what became one of his most famous songs, "Beautiful ...
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