On this day in 1968 Stanley Kubrick‘s film 2001: A Space Odyssey was released. Born on this day in 1805 writer and librettist Hans Christian AndersenBorn on this day in 1840 novelist Émile ZolaBorn on this day in 1892 baritone George CehanovskyBorn on this day in 1892 bass-baritone Rudolf BockelmannBorn on this day in 1905 conductor Kurt Herbert AdlerBorn on this day in 1928 tenor Alain VanzoHappy 87th birthday soprano April CanteloBorn on this day in 1928 tenor Fritz UhlHappy 85th birthday mezzo-soprano Barbro Ericson
The dawn of time
On this day in 1968 Stanley Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey was released.
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