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Ange Eugène Betti (pseudonym Henri Betti) was a French composer and pianist, known as Maurice Chevalier’s accompanist, was born in Nice. He was the son of a house-painter father, whose family had immigrated from the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, and a fishmonger mother. He attended the Conservatoire de Paris. He was most active from 1941 to 1987. During 1940 to 1945 he accompanied Chevalier and wrote a total of 40 songs with lyrics by Chevalier. The Bibliothèque National de France holds 291 of his musical works. His best-known songs are “C’est Si Bon” (lyrics by André Hornez), “What Can I Do” (lyrics by Edith Piaf) and “The Windmill Song”” (lyrics by Yves Montand). In 1960 he was named Chevalier of the Ordre de Palmes-Académiques. He published his autobiography in 1993.

Born in Long Beach, California, lyricist John Bettis' interest in music began with classical training in trumpet at the age of eight. At Long Beach State College, his friendship with brother and sister Richard and Karen Carpenter developed into the three starting the “Spectrum” band, and Bettis’ talent for writing lyrics was soon revealed. In 1966, this developed into “The Carpenters” singing duo. Bettis went on to a career that spanned country, rhythm and blues, and pop in radio, film and television; writing for generations of singing stars. The ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers) database credits him with 800 works. His biggest hit was “Human Nature” written for Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” album. Other hits were Madonna’s “Crazy for you,” the Pointer Sisters’ “Slow Hand," and the 1988 Olympics theme song (co-written with Albert Hammond), Dionne Warwick’s “One Moment in Time,” sung by Dionne Warwick. He was nominated for an Oscar for the last. He also received many Emmy and Grammy nominations and won numerous times. In 2011 he was inducted into both the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters’ Hall of Fame. His songs have sold 250 million records worldwide.

Heinrich Ernst Beyrich was born on August 31, 1815, in Berlin, Germany.

He was a German paleontologist who was educated at the university in Berlin and Bonn. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in 1837 at the University of Berlin and was subsequently employed in the Mineralogical Museum of the University, becoming director of its paleontological collection in 1857, and director of the Mineralogical Museum in 1875. He was one of the founders of the German Geological Society in 1848. In 1865, he was appointed Professor of Geology and Paleontology at Berlin University. When the Prussian Geological Survey was instituted in 1873, he was appointed its co-director and he was given the scientific management of the geological mapping of the Prussian state. He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1884. In 1885, he acted as President of the III. International Geological Congress in Berlin.

He died on July 9, 1896, in Berlin, Germany.