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Birth Anniversary: Johan Helmich Roman — October 26, 1694
26 October 2026
Stockholm
Born in Stockholm on 26 October 1694, the son of a court violinist. Celebrated as the father of Swedish music, he was sent to London in 1714 where he studied with Johann Christoph Pepusch and absorbed the modern instrumental style of George Frideric Handel before returning to Stockholm.
Dates verified on Ingmar Bengtsson, J.H. Roman och hans tid, Stockholm, 1955; Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, band 30 (1998-2000), s. 275 (https://sbl.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=6817).
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