] 1672 Heinrich Schütz (b. 6 October 1585, Köstritz, Saxony), German composer of church music, died. 1789 Pope Pius VI (1717 – 1799) appointed Father John Carroll (1735 – 1815) as the first Catholic bishop in the United States. 1801 Christian Gregor, hymnist, died (b. 1 January 1723, Dirsdorf, Silesia). He became