On this day in 1964 Bewitched premiered on ABC.  

Born on this day in 1711 composer Ignaz Holzbauer
Born on this day in 1878 composer Vincenzo Tommasini
Born on this day in 1880 conductor and composer Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht
Born on this day in 1904 choreographer Frederick Ashton
Born on this day in 1913 glass harmonica player Bruno Hoffman
Happy 92nd birthday soprano Lucienne Jourfier
Happy 79th birthday baritone Roland Hermann
Happy 63rd birthday bass John-Paul Bogart

WindyCityOperaman

Dan Soda (Windy City Operaman) is a Chicago native whose first visit to opera was at age 17 and Massenet’s Werther with Troyanos and Kraus. Nothing was ever the same. Opera and concert performances, recordings and video are an obsession. He prepares Parterre Box’s daily birthday and anniversary tributes. He also enjoys concerts, live theater and movies.

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