1600 premiere of Jacopo Peri's Euridice in Florence at the marriage of Maria de Medici to King Henri IV of France; the oldest surviving complete opera.
1868 premiere of Jacques Offenbach's La Périchole, Paris; score is in what English writer Andrew Lamb calls Offenbach's "most charming", rather than satirical style; highlights include La Périchole's letter song, O mon cher amant and her ‘tipsy’ aria, Ah! quel dîner!
1882 Karol Szymanowski – Polish composer and pianist (d.1937); considered one of the greatest Polish composers of the 20th century; awarded the highest national honors.