1834 - Hart Pease Danks was born on the 6th of April in New
Haven, Connecticut. 1842 - Moved with his family to Saratoga
Springs, New York when he was aged eight. Studied music with Dr.
E. Whiting, later moving to Chicago, where he worked as a
carpenter. 1864 - He moved to New York City. 1892 - Published
his Superior Anthems for Church Choirs. 1893 - He published his
best-known song, "Silver Threads Among the Gold". 1903 - Died
destitute in a boarding house in Philadelphia, on the 6th of
April, his last written words: "It's hard to die alone". 1970 -
Hart Pease Danks was inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of
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