Born on this day in 1858 composer Giacomo Puccini.

Born on this day composers Edgard Varèse (1883) and Robert Kurka (1921); composer and critic Deems Taylor (1885); conductor Andre Kostelanetz (1901); mezzo-soprano Rosette Anday (1903); bass Fernando Corena (1916) and opera director and librettist Frank Corsaro (1924).