On this day in 1453 Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, fell to Muhammad II, ending the Byzantine Empire.

Born on this day in 1860 composer Isaac Albéniz

Born on this day in 1892 tenor Mario Chamlee

Born on this day in 1897 composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Born on this day in 1932 bass Karl Ridderbusch

Happy 67th birthday soprano Linda Esther Gray

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