Born on this day in 1925 baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.

Born on this day in 1943 soprano Elena Souliotis.

Birthday anniversaries composers Thomas Moore (1779), Léon Vasseur (1844), Riccardo Zandonai (1883), José Padilla (1889), György Ligeti (1923) and Peter Westergaard (1931).