Mikhail Gnesin was born on February 2, 1883 in Rostov-on-Don, Don Voisko Oblast, Russian Empire [now Rostov Oblast, Russia]. He was a composer, known for
Amangeldy (1939) and
Solntse voskhodit na zapade (1933). He was married to Galina Mawrikiewna Wankobitsch-Gnesina. He died on May 5, 1957 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].