On this day in 1967 Barbra Streisand‘s A Happening in Central Park, uh, happened in New York. 

Born on this day in 1818 composer Charles-François Gounod.

Born on this day in 1882 composer Igor Stravinsky.

Born on this day in 1912 conductor James Robertson (Kiri’s Carmen in English!)

Born on this day in 1924 conductor Edward Downes.

Happy 84th birthday mezzo-soprano Mignon Dunn.

Happy 58th birthday countertenor Derek Lee Ragin.