On this day in 1302 Dante Alighieri was exiled from Florence, where he served as one of six priors governing the city.

Born on this day in 1756 composer and musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Born on this day in 1823 composer Edouard Lalo

Born on this day in 1885 composer Jerome Kern

Born on this day in 1890 baritone Hans Duhan singing the music of fellow birthday boy

Born on this day in 1895 conductor Joseph Rosenstock

Born on this day in 1936 soprano Ursula Schröder-Feinen

Happy 67th birthday dancer and choreographer Mikhail Baryshnikov

Also happy 67th to pianist Jean-Philippe Collard (also performing the birthday man’s music)