On this day in 1098, after a five-month siege, Crusaders seized Antioch.
Born on this day in 1832 composer Charles Lecocq
Born on this day in 1904 tenor Jan Peerce
Born on this day in 1906 tenor Alessandro Ziliani
Born on this day in 1908 soprano Ina Souez
Born on this day in 1912 bass-baritone Alois Pernerstorfer
Happy 77th birthday soprano Valerie Masterson
Happy 58th birthday soprano Lynne Dawson
Happy 50th birthday baritone Peter Mattei
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