On this day in 1098, after a five-month siege, Crusaders seized Antioch.

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Born on this day in 1832 composer Charles Lecocq
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Born on this day in 1904 tenor Jan Peerce
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Born on this day in 1906 tenor Alessandro Ziliani
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Born on this day in 1908 soprano Ina Souez
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Born on this day in 1912 bass-baritone Alois Pernerstorfer
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Happy 77th birthday soprano Valerie Masterson
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Happy 58th birthday soprano Lynne Dawson
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Happy 50th birthday baritone Peter Mattei
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