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Birth Anniversary: Jan Zach — November 13, 1699
13 November 2026
Born at Čelákovice near Prague on 13 November 1699, the son of a cartwright. Moving to Prague in 1724, he worked as an organist and studied violin under Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský, becoming one of the most original Bohemian musical minds of his generation.
Dates verified on K.M. Komma, Johann Zach (1699–1773): Ein böhmischer Musiker des deutschen Barock, Kassel, 1938; Grove Music Online, entry "Zach, Jan" (https://doi.org/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.30773).
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