On this day in 1828, the mysterious feral child Kaspar Hauser was discovered wandering the streets of Nuremberg.

Born on this day in 1893 composer and conductor Eugene Goossens

Happy 94th (98th?) birthday soprano Inge Borkh

Happy 89th birthday tenor and conductor Herbert Handt

Born on this day in 1933 baritone Kari Nurmela

Happy 77th birthday soprano Teresa Stratas

Also Happy 77th birthday composer William Bolcom

And, previously…

Born on May 25 in 1917 bass-baritone Heinz Rehfuss

Born on that day in 1929 soprano Beverly Sills

Born on that day in 1937 tenor Franco Bonisolli

Happy 77th birthday soprano Maria Slatinaru

Born on that day in 1943 soprano Elena Souliotis

Born on May 24 in 1912 soprano Joan Hammond

Born on that day in 1914 baritone Giuseppe Valdengo

Born on that day in 1922 conductor András Kórodi

Happy 63rd birthday mezzo-soprano Fiona Kimm