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On this day in 1868 Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the “Type-Writer.”

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On this day in 1868 Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the “Type-Writer.”  

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Born on this day in 1837 composer Ernest Guiraud
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Happy 72nd birthday tenor William Cochran
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Happy 72nd birthday conductor James Levine
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Happy 65th birthday mezzo-soprano Livia Budai
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Happy 63nd birthday tenor Kim Begley
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Happy 59th birthday soprano Sylvia McNair
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Dan Soda (Windy City Operaman) is a Chicago native whose first visit to opera was at age 17 and Massenet’s Werther with Troyanos and Kraus. Nothing was ever the same. Opera and concert performances, recordings and video are an obsession. He prepares Parterre Box’s daily birthday and anniversary tributes. He also enjoys concerts, live theater and movies.

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