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On this day, April 1st
Born:
- Vivian Adelberg Rudow, American composer, in 1936.
- Alberta Hunter, American composer, in 1895. Hunter was a jazz singer and songwriter.
- Pieter Hellendaal, English-Dutch composer, in 1721.
- Boris Koutzen, Russian-American composer, in 1901.
- Tadeusz Joteyko, Polish composer, in 1872.
Died:
- Cosima Wagner, German composer, in 1930.
- Marc Vaubourgoin, French composer, in 1983.
- Francis William Davenport, English composer, in 1925.
- Louis François Chambray, French composer, in 1807.
- Alexander Brott, Canadian composer, in 2005.
Dame Nellie Melba, an Australian Opera singer, was the inspiration for four dishes created by the French chef, Auguste Escoffier. One of those dishes was Melba Toast.