Born on This Day: May 13

Habsburg ruler whose administrative, educational, and military reforms reshaped central Europe.

English composer whose operettas with W. S. Gilbert transformed musical theater and comic opera.

French painter whose collaboration with Picasso helped create Cubism and modern visual abstraction.

English novelist whose psychologically charged fiction influenced modern suspense literature and film.

American boxer whose championship career challenged racial barriers and became an international symbol.

American actor whose intense performances and support of independent filmmakers influenced modern cinema.

American musician whose brief career helped establish Chicano and Latino influence in rock and roll.

American singer, songwriter, and musician whose innovations transformed soul, funk, pop, and electronic music.