On this day in 1974 tenor José Carreras made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Cavardossi.

Birthday anniversaries of dramatist and librettist William Schwenck Gilbert (1836), composer Amadeo Vives (1871), soprano Maria Ivogün (1891) and baritone Jess Walters (1908).

Born on this day in 1908 actress and comedienne Imogene Coca.