On this day in 1971 Ed Sullivan broadcast his final TV show on CBS. 

Born on this day in 1771 composer Ferdinando Paer.

Born on this day in 1804 composer Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka.

Born on this day in 1892 soprano Valeriya Vladimirovna Barsova.

Born on this day in 1906 administrator and record producer Walter Legge.

Born on this day in 1926 actress Marilyn Monroe.

Happy 75th birthday conductor Edo De Waart.

Happy 71st birthday mezzo-soprano Frederica Von Stade.