On this day in 1987 a federal judge threw out Bette Midler‘s $10 million suit against Ford Motor Co., who used a sound-alike voice for a TV commercial. (Midler later won the case on appeal.)
Born on this day in 1921 composer Ernest Gold
Born on this day in 1921 soprano Marcella Pobbe
Born on this day in 1924 tenor Carlo Bergonzi
Happy 70th birthday soprano Jennifer Smith
Born on this day in 1949 baritone Antonio Salvadori
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