Nellie Melba

Dame Nellie Melba was an Australian operatic lyric coloratura soprano. She became one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian era and the early 20th century, and was the first Australian to achieve international recognition as a classical musician. She took the pseudonym "Melba" from Melbourne, her home town.

19 May 1861

Born on the same birth day (19 May): Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol • Georgie Auld • Marcedes Lewis • Regina Narva • Robert Kilroy-Silk

Born in the same month (May 1861): Abel Ayerza • Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland • József Rippl-Rónai • Motilal Nehru • Rabindranath Tagore