On this day in 475, Basiliscus became Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople.

Born on this day in 1876 composer Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

Born on this day in 1904 baritone Julius Huehn

Born on this day in 1908 conductor Leopold Ludwig

Born on this day in 1920 baritone Theodor Uppman

Born on this day in 1921 composer and pianist Leo Smit

Born on this day in 1926 composer Morton Feldman

Happy 80h birthday soprano Margherita Rinaldi

Born on this day in 1937 baritone Vicente Sardinero

Happy 74th birthday mezzo-soprano Anne Howells