On this day in 1415 Henry V‘s forces defeated the larger French army at the Battle of Agincourt. 

Born on this day in 1824 librettist Antonio Ghislanzoni

Born on this day in 1825 composer Johann Strauss Jr

Born on this day in 1838 composer Georges Bizet

Born on this day in 1891 conductor Karl Elmendorff

Born on this day in 1926 soprano Galina Vishnevskaya
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Born on this day in 1926 soprano Anita Välkki

Born on this day in 1940 soprano Hana Janku

Happy 73rd birthday contralto Ortrun Wenkel

Born on this day in 1943 tenor Giuliano Ciannella

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