Born on this day – Giuseppe Verdi:

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer

October 10, 1813 – January 27, 1901

Born on this day – Richard Wagner:

Richard Wagner

Composer

May 22, 1813 – February 13, 1883

On this day in music history - Symphony No. 7, by Ludwig van Beethoven (1813):

Symphony No. 7,

by Ludwig van Beethoven,

was first performed in Vienna on December 8, 1813.
Symphony in four movements.
Opus 92, in A Major.
Composed: 1811–1812.