On this day in 1598 Boris Godunov was chosen tsar of Russia.

Born on this day in 1796 composer Giovanni Pacini

Born on this day in 1888 conductor Vincenzo Bellezza

Born on this day in 1897 contralto Gertrud Wettergren

Born on this day in 1909 soprano Marjorie Lawrence

Born on this day in 1913 conductor and composer René Leibowitz

Born on this day in 1914 baritone Luis Sagi-Vela

Born on this day in 1924 soprano and writer Margaret Truman

Happy 89th birthday composer Friedrich Cerha

Born on this day in 1926 composer Lee Hoiby

Happy 70th birthday soprano Ellen Shade

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