Born on This Day: June 18

Italian printer whose use of movable type for music transformed the publication and circulation of musical works.

Italian architect and sculptor whose buildings and public works became important achievements of Mannerist art.

American publisher whose newspaper chain and associated institutions transformed mass journalism and public information.

American collector whose library became a major international center for Shakespearean scholarship.

English mountaineer whose Everest expeditions became landmarks in the history and culture of exploration.

American singer and actor whose operetta films helped establish the Hollywood musical.

English musician and songwriter whose work with the Beatles and as a solo artist transformed popular music.

American critic whose accessible writing and broadcasting broadened film criticism and public engagement with cinema.