On this day in 1878, the first female telephone operator, Emma Nutt (not pictured) started work in Boston.  

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Born on this day in 1751 dramatist Emanuel Schikaneder
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Born on this day in 1854 composer Engelbert Humperdinck
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Born on this day in 1878 conductor Tullio Serafin
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Born on this day in 1906 tenor Aksel Schiotz
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Born on this day in 1929 baritone Kostas Paskalis
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Happy 81st birthday soprano Orianna Santunione
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Happy 80th birthday conductor Seiji Ozawa
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Happy 76th birthday bass Roger Soyer
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Happy 74th birthday soprano Julia Varady
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Happy mumble-mumble birthday actress and comedian Dorothy Bishop
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