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On this day in 1801 the dwarf planet Ceres was discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi.

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On this day in 1801 the dwarf planet Ceres was discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi.

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Born on this day in 1834 librettist Ludovic Halévy
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu42_9gA3k0

Born on this day in 1861 writer John Luther Long
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25qOY9cwz88

Born on this day in 1879 writer and librettist E M Forster
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fv3BXq6cGE

Born on this day in 1892 conductor Artur Rodzinski
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDcPaG5A2Z4

Born on this day in 1898 soprano Marta Fuchs
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmNMVnK6_JY

Born on this day in 1932 conductor Giuseppe Patanè
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSWlc4uZhOc

Born on this day in 1947 bass László Polgár
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqdf7H3DK80

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