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On this day in 1882 Robert Koch discovered Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis.

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On this day in 1882 Robert Koch discovered Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis. 

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Born on this day in 1864 composer Franco Leoni
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74OTGvob3fg

Born on this day in 1882 composer Emmerich Kálmán
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUqzeeHEVtA

Born on this day in 1913 baritone Tito Gobbi
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeRNp_yTr34

Born on this day in 1921 soprano Sena Jurinac
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc4OOlCjRoU

Born on this day in 1925 composer Luciano Berio
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmpw2vQ71Jg

Happy 60th birthday soprano Cheryl Studer
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj-Po04nl_I

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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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