French composer and conductor Charles Clerc began his schooling at a high school in Toulouse, but his family moved to Paris so that Charles could attend the École Centrale to train as an electrical engineer like his father. The paternal plan for Charles changed when an army buddy who taught at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique noted that Charles seemed to have some musical inclination. So young Charles was sent for oboe lessons; he succeeded in gaining entrance to the Conservatoire and won first prize there in classical orchestral music. Plans changed again, however, when Charles decided that songs were what really interested him. He began successfully composing songs under the pen name Charles Borel-Clerc. Félix Mayo was one of the first to sing his songs, but there followed many other famous singers, including Maurice Chevalier. He wrote such legendary songs as “Ah, le petit vin blanc,” and sometimes accompanied them with his Orchestre Symphique Borel-Clerc. His songs have been used in many film soundtracks and have sold over 1,500,000 records.

John Douglas Borthwick was born on June 5, 1831, in Glencorse, Midlothian, Scotland.

He was a clergyman and author. He came to Canada about 1850. He taught school, first in Upper Canada, and then in Montreal. In 1866, he was ordained a clergyman of the Church of England. For twenty-five years he was incumbent of St. Mary's, Hochelaga, and in his later years he was Protestant chaplain of the Montreal prison. In his earlier days, he published several general or reference books, but he is remembered chiefly as the historian of Montreal. He was the author of “Montreal, Its History” (1875), “History of Montreal and Commercial Registrar for 1885” (1885), “History and Biographical Gazetteer of Montreal” (1892), “History of Montreal, Including the Streets of Montreal” (1897), “Authentic History of the Eight Prisons of Montreal” (1907), and “History of the Diocese of Montreal, 1850-1910” (1911).

In 1850, he married Charlotte Helena Simpson (d. 1892). In 1894, he married Emma Nicholson Richey. He died on January 14, 1912, in Montreal, Quebec.

Campbell Bosson was born on November 18, 1888, in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

He was an American lawyer, banker, and amateur ornithologist. He graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1911 and a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1913. Additionally, he taught classes in ornithology.

In 1814, he married Helen Chapin (1889–1984). He died on September 11, 1957, in Milford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire.

French songwriter Albert Bossy was born in Marseille, and many of his songs reflect his Midi origins, among them, “La Fille du Pescadou” and “Sur Le Pont Transbordeur.” He both composed and wrote the lyrics for many of his songs. He also wrote the scenario for the film “La Mystère Saint-Val," which starred the comedian Fernandel. The Bibliothèque National de France holds records for 125 works that credit Bossy.