On this day in 1912 Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth premiered in New York City, the first foreign film to be exhibited in the United States.
Born on this day in 1892 baritone Mario Basiola
Born on this day in 1895 lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II
Born on this day in 1895 soprano Kirsten Flagstad
Born on this day in 1925 tenor Albert Lance
Happy 64th birthday soprano Sylvia Sass
Born on this day in 1953 soprano Yoko Watanabe
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