MILESTONES: January 31, birthdays for Portia de Rossi, Justin Timberlake, Kerry Washington
NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include former queen of the Netherlands Princess Beatrix, who was born in 1938; actress Portia de Rossi, who was born in 1973; actress Minnie Driver, who was born in 1971; composer Philip Glass, who was born in 1937; singer John Lydon, who was born in 1956; actress Kelly Lynch, who was born in 1959; actor, director and writer Stuart Margolin, who was born in 1940; singer Marcus Mumford, who was born in 1987; Hall of Fame baseball player Nolan Ryan, who was born in 1947; singer and actor Justin Timberlake, who was born in 1981; actress Jessica Walter, who was born in 1941; and actress Kerry Washington, who was born in 1977.
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FRANZ SCHUBERT WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1797. The Austrian composer is known for his more than 600 secular vocal works, seven complete symphonies, operas and a piano music. Schubert last worked on his “Unfinished Symphony” (No. 8) in 1822. On the 100th anniversary of his death in 1928, a $10,000 prize was offered to “finish” the work. The protests were so great that the offer was withdrawn. Schubert died in Vienna in 1828, shortly before his 32nd birthday and was buried, at his request, near the grave of composer Ludwig van Beethoven.