On this day in 1661, Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, was ritually executed after having been dead for two years.

Born on this day in 1862 conductor and composer Walter Damrosch

Born on this day in 1897 bass Georg Hann

Born on this day in 1916 bass-baritone Benno Kusche

Born on this day in 1918 conductor Jaroslav Krombholc

Born on this day in 1928 composer Mitch Leigh

Happy 76th birthday tenor Ernesto Veronelli

Happy 63rd birthday soprano Mara Zampieri

Happy 60th birthday countertenor Jochen Kowalski