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On this day 1781 William Herschel discovered Uranus.

By WindyCityOperaman

March 13, 2015

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On this day 1781 William Herschel discovered Uranus.

Born on this day in 1860 composer Hugo Wolf
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un16mNeSM_0

Born on this day in 1890 conductor Fritz Busch
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvU5xREZeb4

Born on this day in 1897 soprano Maria Németh
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3OE-sdtoc4

Born on this day in 1925 soprano Jennifer Vyvyan
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY2M576RS3Y

Happy 86th birthday mezzo-soprano Rosalind Elias
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctgNBn6lRQg

Born on this day in 1929 mezzo-soprano Jane Rhodes
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOwghfg-7K8

Happy 80th birthday baritone William B Murray
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W5oQSJgi-Y

Happy 70th birthday soprano Julia Migenes
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8y1dj7bvjE

Happy 63rd birthday composer Wolfgang Rihm
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyq37usCwas

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