Born on this day in 1918 author Jacqueline Susann.
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Born on this day in 1883 designer Coco Chanel.
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Happy 75th birthday President Bill Clinton!
Birthday anniversaries of composer Georges Enesco (1881), conductor Robert Heger (1886) and mezzo-soprano Judith Hellwig (1906).
Happy 74th birthday conductor Gerard Schwarz.
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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