Happy 69th birthday singer and actress Lulu. 

Born on this day in 1500 sculptor Benvenuto Cellini.

Born on this day in 1801 composer Vincenzo Bellini.

On this day in 1927 the Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart musical A Connecticut Yankee opened on Broadway.

On this day in 1960 the Meredith Willson musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown opened on Broadway.