Timeline Wednesday 11 January 1843

Events on Wednesday 11 January 1843 2

• 1779 – 1843 Francis Scott Key (1779-1843) Died 11 January 1843, aged 63 Francis Scott Key was an American lawyer who wrote the poem Defence of Fort M'Henry after watching the British bombard Baltimore in 1814. Set to music, it became The Star-Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States.
• 1843 – 1907 Edvard Grieg Norwegian national composer Norwegian composer whose Piano Concerto and Peer Gynt Suite made him the most celebrated Scandinavian composer of the 19th century.