Born on May 28

Marguerite Monnot (1903-1961) was a French composer, classically trained pianist who became one of the great musical forces of French song. She wrote many hits for Édith Piaf as well as the musical "Irma la Douce."

Hungarian-born composer who became a naturalized Austrian citizen, a major figure of 20th-century contemporary music. The inventor of micropolyphony, he left his mark on the avant-garde through his dense sound textures and his rejection of serialist dogmas.