Michel Petrucciani

Michel Petrucciani was a French jazz pianist. From birth he had osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic disease that causes brittle bones and, in his case, short stature. He became one of the most accomplished jazz pianists of his generation despite his health condition and relatively short life.

28 December 1962

Born on the same birth day (28 December): Akihiko Hoshide • Arun Jaitley • Bidia Dandaron • Brian Redhead • Catharine Sedgwick • Elaine Hendrix • Hansjörg Kunze • Holger Blume • Igor Žiković • Joan Ruddock • Maitreyi Ramakrishnan • Sandra Faber • Seth Meyers • Stephen Frost • Thomas Dekker (actor) • Wil van Beveren • Zach Hill

Born in the same month (December 1962): Ben Browder • Berry van Aerle • Bill Self • Chris Hallam • Fred Rutten • James Kottak • Jennifer Higdon • Kevin Richardson (footballer) • Nikos Karageorgiou • Nivek Ogre • Pamela McGee • Tammy Jackson • Tyrone Corbin