The son of Russian Jewish immigrants, singer/songwriter Eric Carmen was born in Cleveland; he had a musical upbringing in Ohio with piano lessons and classical training in violin from his aunt who played in the Cleveland Orchestra. He started guitar lessons at 15 but soon quit and proceeded to teach himself. He attended John Carroll University and started a band, Cyrus Erie, with some friends. When it broke up at the end of the 1960s, he and some others started the rock ‘n roll group “Raspberries” with Carmen as lead singer and co-writer of many of their songs. After the Raspberries dispersed in 1975, Carmen began a solo career. In 1976, he scored a couple of hits based on Rachmaninoff works. He had several minor successes over the next decade and in 1987-1988 had a few top ten hits, including “Hungry Eyes,” composed for the film “Dirty Dancing,” and “Make me Lose Control.” In 2000, he toured with Ringo Starr and his band. The Raspberries reunited in 2005 for a show a the House of Blues in Los Angeles

Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, known as Lord Porchester (1833-1849), was born on June 24, 1831, in London, England.

He was a British politician and a leading member of the Conservative Party. He was twice Secretary of State for the Colonies and served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. He was educated at Eton College. In 1849, he succeeded his father in the earldom. He started his political career with a speech in the House of Lords in 1854. In 1863, he worked on penal reform and many of his ideas were implemented in the Prisons Act 1866. In 1866, he was sworn of the Privy Council and appointed Secretary of State for the Colonies. In 1867, he introduced the British North America Act, which conferred self-government on Canada, and created a federation. In 1874, he returned to the office of the British colonial secretary where he settled various disputes within the colonies. From 1885 to 1886, he served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. He was regarded as a highly cultured man and was a president and a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and a Fellow of the Royal Society as well as high steward of Oxford University.

In 1861, he married Lady Evelyn Stanhope (1834–1875). In 1878, he married Elizabeth Catherine Howard (1856–1929). He died on June 29, 1890, in London, England.