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

Born on this day in 1943 soprano Elena Souliotis.

Birthday anniversaries include composers Thomas Moore (1779), Léon Vasseur (1844), Riccardo Zandonai (1883), José Padilla (1889), György Ligeti (1923) and Peter Westergaard (1931); baritone Sándor Svéd (1904); conductor Nicola Rescigno (1916); opera record and video producer John Culshaw (1924) and bass Richard Van Allan (1935).