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Death Anniversary: Johann Christoph Pepusch — July 20, 1752

20 July 2027

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He died in London on 20 July 1752 and was buried in the chapel of the Charterhouse, where he had served as organist since 1737. A founder of the Academy of Vocal Music and a dedicated collector of ancient manuscripts, he is best remembered for arranging the overture and folk airs for John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera in 1728.

A note on this date. The exact day of birth is not established in Prussian parish records (c. 1667/1668 in Berlin); we celebrate his verified death anniversary on 20 July. We publish it with the warning rather than leave the page out, and if you can point us to a register or an archive that carries it we will confirm or correct it.

Dates verified on Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, entry "Pepusch, John Christopher" (https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/21896); National Portrait Gallery authority record (https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp03517/john-christopher-pepusch).

Travel tips from CHO

The national collections cost nothing

Fifteen national museums and galleries have charged nothing for their permanent collections since 2001 — among them the National Gallery and the Natural History Museum. Temporary exhibitions are ticketed separately, and the busiest houses now ask you to reserve a free timed slot rather than queue, so book before you set off.

The national museums →

In September, the doors that are usually shut open

For one long weekend every September, some fifty European countries run the European Heritage Days together: palaces, workshops, archives and private houses that are closed the rest of the year let visitors in, almost always for nothing. The United Kingdom sets its own dates, and they are published a few weeks ahead.

Dates, country by country →

Arrive already connected

Maps, opening hours and tickets all need data, and roaming outside your own network still costs more than the ticket. A travel eSIM for the United Kingdom installs on your phone before you leave home and works the moment you land — no queue at the airport, no physical card to swap.

Data plans for the United Kingdom →Affiliate link — what this means

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