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On this day in 1453 Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, fell to Muhammad II, ending the Byzantine Empire.

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On this day in 1453 Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, fell to Muhammad II, ending the Byzantine Empire.

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Born on this day in 1860 composer Isaac Albéniz
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjoolfS4rmQ

Born on this day in 1892 tenor Mario Chamlee
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Born on this day in 1897 composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold
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Born on this day in 1932 bass Karl Ridderbusch
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Happy 67th birthday soprano Linda Esther Gray
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