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Jan. 15, 1776: George Bellas, the president of London’s Anacreontic Society of gentleman musicians, dies. It was during his tenure that the drinking song “To Anacreon in Heaven” was written by a club member; Francis Scott Key used its harmony when he wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
January 15, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Jan. 15, 1776: George Bellas, the president of London’s Anacreontic Society of gentleman musicians, dies. It was during his tenure that the drinking song “To Anacreon in Heaven” was written by a club member; Francis Scott Key used its harmony when he wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
