On this day in 490 BC, the Athenians and their Plataean allies defeated the first Persian invasion force of Greece at the Battle of Marathon. 

Born on this day in 1872 composer Ralph Vaughan Williams

Born on this day in 1892 soprano Gilda Dalla Rizza

Born on this day in 1906 bass Herbert Alsen

Happy 86th birthday conductor Jerzy Semkow

Born on this day in 1935 tenor Luciano Pavarotti

Happy 70th birthday tenor Bruce Brewer