Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(Baptized Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart)
(January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791)
Austria

Organisers of last year's series of festivals, exhibitions, concerts and conferences to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's birth said the jubilee drew 1.2 million tourists to Austria - a record for a single festival.
Michael Haeupl, the mayor of Vienna - which hosted many events along with the composer's birthplace of Salzburg - called the country's 2006 birthday bash a resounding success.
"We didn't make Mozart a kitsch, we didn't bore people, and we made Mozart familiar to people who otherwise wouldn't have remembered to do so themselves," he said.
Chief Mozart year organiser Peter Marboe said the nearly 3,000 events were also a commercial success, bringing in euro 15 million.
The anniverary year is still winding down and won't be completed until the end of the month. Organisers said they expect the remaining festivities, which will culminate with a three-day festival at the end of January, to draw at least another 100,000 visitors. Millions more people in 50 - plus countries worldwide held their own celebrations last year.
Because of the tremendous interest in classical music generated by the Mozart events, there are now plans to establish a European composers' alliance to better promote more contemporary EU musical talents.