Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was born in Roncole, Italy, October 9th or 10th, 1813. His best known works include Il Trovatore, La Traviata, Aida, Otello, and Rigoletto (particularly "La donna e mobile"). His last name is actually an acronym for the king of Italy at that time (Vittorio Emanuele Re D'Italia), and he became a symbol of Italian patriotism. He died in Milan on the 27th of January, 1901.