Composer Francis Scott Key

Francis Scott Key

Living place: Maryland

Birthday: 1-8-1779

Global rank: #15981

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Who is Composer Francis Scott Key?
Attorney, author, and poet who wrote the lyrics to "The Star-Spangled Banner," which later became the national anthem of the United States.
He defended Sam Houston in 1832 during Houston's trial for attacking a congressional colleague. He served from 1833 until 1841 as a United States District Attorney.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He was inspired to write the lyrics of "The Star-Spangled Banner" after witnessing the bloody assault of Fort McHenry by British troops while aboard HMS Tonnant.

Family life info

He married Mary Polly Taylor Lloyd on January 19, 1802, and they had nine children together.

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He set his lyrics to "The Star-Spangled Banner" to adapt John Stafford Smith's famous "Leave Anacreon in Heaven." It was officially proclaimed the national anthem by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 through an Order, then by a Congressional resolution in 1931 was signed by President Herbert Hoover.

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When was Composer Francis Scott Key born?
Francis Scott Key was born in 1-8-1779, death year is , at the age of 245.
Where is Composer Francis Scott Key's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Francis Scott Key was born in Maryland, . is a Composer, whose Zodiac is Leo, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Pig. Francis Scott Key's global rank is 15981 and whose rank is 51 in list of famous Composer.
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Birthday Francis Scott Key (1-8) in history

  • Day 1-8 year 1876: Colorado became the 38th state in the United States.
  • Day 1-8 year 1936: Adolf Hitler presided over the opening of the Berlin Olympic Games.
  • Day 1-8 year 1946: President Truman signed the congressional acts that established the Atomic Energy Commission and the Fulbright Scholarship program.
  • Day 1-8 year 1981: MTV made its debut at 12:01 AM. The first video shown was Video Killed the Radio Star by the Buggles.
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