1962 Birthday Aida Turturro, American Actress 1953 Event "My Darlin' Aida" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 89 performances 1952 Event "My Darlin' Aida" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 89 performances 1951 Birthday Janet Collins, ballerina, 1st Black dancer with Opera Co, Aida 1949 Birthday Rosalind Plowright, British soprano, Aida, Senta 1931 Birthday Carmen Delavallade, U.S. dancer/singer/actress, Aida 1901 Death Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (Rigoletto/Traviata/Aida), dies at 87 1880 Birthday Aida Overton Walker, U.S. dancer/singer, In Dahomey, Salome 1871 Event Giusseppi Verdi's "Aida" premieres in Cairo, at Suez canal opening 1871 Event Opera "Aida" is produced (Cairo) 1813 Birthday Giuseppe Fortunio Francesco Verdi, Italian composer, Traviata, Aida
