On this day in 1929, the Black Tuesday stock market crash triggered the Great Depression.  

Born on this day in 1911 bass-baritone Herbert Fliether
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Born on this day in 1920 conductor Vaclav Neumann

Born on this day in 1926 tenor Jon Vickers
Happy 84th birthday baritone Gerd Feldhoff
Born on this day in 1934 tenor Franco Tagliavini

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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