On this day in 1783 the Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrated their montgolfière, or hot air balloon.
Born on this day in 1903 bass-baritone Joel Berglund
Born on this day in 1910 tenor Anton Dermota
Born on this day in 1917 baritone Robert Merrill
Born on this day in 1919 bass Manfred Jungwirth
Born on this day in 1919 mezzo-soprano Fedora Barbieri
Born on this day in 1926 tenor Ivo Zídek
Happy 49th birthday mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli
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