On this day in 1971 The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour debuted on CBS-TV.
Born on this day in 1819 writer Herman Melville
Born on this day in 1899 conductor William Steinberg
Born on this day in 1921 contralto Lili Chookasian
Happy 89th birthday bass Theo Adam
Happy 83rd birthday soprano Elinor Ross
Born on this day in 1933 actor Dom DeLuise
Born on this day in 1936 designer Yves Saint-Laurent
Born on this day in 1931 tenor and teacher Nico Castel
Happy 73rd birthday tenor Claes H Ahnsjö
And your humble servant Windy City Operaman enters his sixth decade today!
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