On this day in 1928 Mickey Mouse made his screen debut in Steamboat Willie, a film that will enter the public domain on January 1, 2024.  

Born on this day in 1904 composer Lyubomir Pipkov

Born on this day in 1912 conductor Kurt Sanderling

Born on this day in 1918 mezzo-soprano Blanche Thebom (some sources say 1915)

Happy 73rd birthday composer Yevhen Stankovych

Happy 65th birthdays tenor Bonaventura Bottone and countertenor Jeffrey Gall

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