Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Sir Michael Kemp Tippett OM CH CBE ( born in London on 2 January 1905 -- died in London on 8 January 1998 ) was an English composer .
Simplified: Sir Michael Kemp Tippett OM CH CBE ( 2 January 1905 â `` 8 January 1998 ) was an English composer .