1966 Birthday Cedric Figaro, WLAF linebacker for the Amsterdam Admirals 1950 Birthday Maria Ewing, born in Detroit, Michigan, opera singer, soprano, mezzo-soprano, debuted at the Metropolitan Opera in 'The Marriage of Figaro', 1976 1929 Birthday Cora de Man-Canne Meyer, mezzo-soprano, Figaro, Carmen 1928 Birthday Judith Raskin, born in New York City, soprano, Susanna-Le Nozze di Figaro 1918 Birthday Gerard Souzay, Angers France, baritone, Le Nozze di Figaro 1914 Death Gaston Calmette, editor (Le Figaro), killed by Mme Caillaux at 55 1804 Birthday George Sand, born in France, female, novelist, Valentine, Le Figaro 1786 Event Mozart's opera "Marriage of Figaro" premieres in Wien (Vienna) 1756 Birthday Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austria, musical prodigy/composer, Figaro
