On this day in 1801 the dwarf planet Ceres was discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi.

Born on this day in 1834 librettist Ludovic Halévy

Born on this day in 1861 writer John Luther Long

Born on this day in 1879 writer and librettist E M Forster

Born on this day in 1892 conductor Artur Rodzinski

Born on this day in 1898 soprano Marta Fuchs

Born on this day in 1932 conductor Giuseppe Patanè

Born on this day in 1947 bass László Polgár