On this day in 1889 the Eiffel Tower officially opened in Paris. 

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Born on this day in 1685 composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
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Born on this day in 1732 composer Franz Joseph Haydn.
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Born on this day in 1893 conductor Clemens Krauss.
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Born on this day in 1899 tenor Franz Völker.
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Born on this day in 1911 soprano Elisabeth Grümmer.
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Born on this day in 1924 bass Frederick Guthrie.
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Happy 85th birthday tenor John Mitchinson.
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Happy 79th birthday bass-baritone Jozsef Dene.
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Happy 77th birthday soprano Olivia Stapp.
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Happy 71st birthday soprano Christine Weidinger.
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Happy 65th birthday soprano Nelly Miricioiu.
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Happy 63rd birthday tenor Dénes Gulyás.
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Happy 62nd birthday tenor Robert Gambill.
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Happy 56th birthday composer Jake Heggie.
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Happy 50th birthday baritone Matthias Goerne.
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