25. Mai
1715 Uraufführung der Oper Amadigi di Gaula von Georg Friedrich Händel am King's Theatre in London
1878 Uraufführung der Oper H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass that Loved a Sailor von Gilbert & Sullivan an der damaligen Opéra-Comique in London
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Bill "Mr. Bojangles" Robinson (Luther Robinson), Tänzer, * 1878 in Richmond VA
Beverly Sills, Sopran, * 1929 in New York City
Otomar Kvěch, Komponist, * 1950 in Prag
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otomar_Kv%C4%9Bch
Christof Lauer, Saxophonist, * 1953 in Melsungen
65. Geburtstag:
Julie Kaufmann, Sopran, * 1955 in Iowa City
Wallace Roney, Trompeter, * 1960 in Philadelphia
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Édouard de Reszke (Edward Reszke), Bass-Bariton, † 1917 in Garnek
Gustav Holst, Komponist, † 1934 in London
Emanuel Feuermann, Cellist, † 1942 in New York City
Ferdinand Frantz, Bass-Bariton, † 1959 in München
Sonny Boy Williamson II., Mundharmonikaspieler und Sänger, † 1965 in Helena AR
Rosa Ponselle (Rosa Melba Ponzillo), Sopran, † 1981 in Baltimore