Luigi Groto
Poet
Luigi Groto, also called Cieco d'Adria or Cieco D'Hadria, was a blind Italian poet, lutenist, playwright and actor. Groto was born in Veneto and lost his sight eight days after birth. He studied philosophy and literature with such success that at... Wikipedia
Born: September 7, 1541, Veneto, Italy
Died: December 13, 1585 (age 44 years), Venice, Italy