On this day in 1912 Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth premiered in New York City, the first foreign film to be exhibited in the United States.  

Born on this day in 1892 baritone Mario Basiola

Born on this day in 1895 lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II

Born on this day in 1895 soprano Kirsten Flagstad

Born on this day in 1925 tenor Albert Lance

Happy 64th birthday soprano Sylvia Sass

Born on this day in 1953 soprano Yoko Watanabe

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