Premieres of Thomas Arne’s Artaxerxes in London (1762), Rossini’s Semiramide in Venice (1823), and Gustave Charpentier’s Louise in Paris (1900).

Birthday anniversaries of composer Leo Fall (1873), baritone Gerhard Hüsch (1901), soprano Lisa Della Casa (1919) and tenor Waldemar Kmentt (1929).

Born on this day in 1925 Broadway baby and infectious diseuse Elaine Stritch.