- Ludovico Ariosto was born on September 8, 1474 in Reggio Emilia, Duchy of Modena and Reggio [now Emilia-Romagna, Italy]. He was a writer, known for The Madness of Roland (1992), Orlando furioso (1974) and Prestige de la musique (1963). He died on July 6, 1553 in Ferrara, Duchy of Ferrara [now Emilia-Romagna, Italy].
- Alberto Savinio named his two children after two characters in Ariosto's poem "Orlando Furioso" (1516).
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