On this day Queen Elizabeth II becomes Great Britain’s becomes longest-reigning monarch at 63 years and seven months, beating the previous record set by her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria.

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Born on this day in 1828 writer Lev Nikolayevich “Leo” Tolstoy
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Born on this day in 1873 opera and stage director Max Reinhardt
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Born on this day in 1892 soprano Miriam Licette
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Born on this day in 1925 director and designer Filippo Sanjust
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Happy 90th birthday mezzo-soprano Sona Cervená
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Happy 83rd birthday baritone William Dooley
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Happy 79th birthday soprano Ute Vinzing
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Happy 70th birthday conductor Richard Divall
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Happy 66th birthday conductor Adam Fischer
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