On this day in 1935 Porgy and Bess opened at the Alvin Theatre on Broadway. 

Born on this day in 1813 composer Giuseppe Verdi.

Born on this day in 1854 composer Jerónimo Giménez.

Born on this day in 1903 composer Vernon Duke.

Born on this day in 1905 conductor Alexander Shamil’yevich Melik-Pashayev.

Born on this day in 1924 soprano Leyla Gencer.