Born on this day in 1915 singer Edith Piaf

Born on this day composers Giuseppe Giordani (1751)
and Walter Braunfels (1882)
conductor Fritz Reiner (1888)
soprano and Glyndebourne founder Audrey Mildmay (1900)
soprano Dusolina Giannini (1902)
and baritone Sanford Sylvan (1953)

Happy 79th birthday conductor William Christie
Happy 74th birthday baritone Russell Smythe
Happy 71st birthday mezzo Jane Bunnell
Happy 66th birthday baritone Olaf Bär