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