Happy 81st birthday baritone Sherrill Milnes.

Born on this day in 1897 tenor Frederick Jagel

Born on this day in 1903 conductor Jean Morel

Born on this day in 1921 tenor David Poleri

Born on this day in 1926 baritone Derek Hammond-Stroud

On this day in 1929 Herge’s Adventures of Tintin was first published in Belgium

Happy 69th birthday bass-baritone James Morris

Happy 65th birthday tenor Rockwell Blake