2012 Event German opera singer and baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, dies age age 86 1996 Death Denis Dowling, baritone, dies at 86 1996 Death Gerald Joseph Mulligan, baritone saxophonist/composer, dies at 68 1996 Death Ramon Vinay, operatic tenor/baritone, dies at 83 1984 Death Tito Gobbi, Italian baritone (Scarpia in Tosca), dies at 68 1976 Birthday Ville Valo, born in Helsinki, Finland, musician, singer, songwriter, leader, HIM rock band, baritone voice, Moto Moto in Finnish version of movie, Madagaskar 2 1973 Death Lauritz L H Melchior, Danish baritone/actor (Luxury Liner), dies at 82 1967 Death Nelson Eddy, U.S. baritone/actor (Phantom of the Opera), dies at 65 1960 Death Lawrence Mervil Tibbett, baritone, dies after surgery at 63 1960 Death Leonard Warren, U.S. baritone, dies on stage at 48 1952 Birthday Eddie Manion, born in America, Eddie 'Kingfish' Manion, saxophonist, tenor and baritone sax, session musician, member of Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band Tour, recorded and performed with Diana Ross, Bon Jovi, Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, The E Street Band 1945 Birthday Alan Opie, baritone, Boughton Bethlehem, Britten 5 Canticles 1938 Birthday Simon Estes, born in Centerville, Iowa, bass/baritone, Wonton, Don Carlos 1937 Birthday Benjamin Luxon, born in Redruth, England, baritone, Owen Wingrave 1936 Birthday Billy Guy, born in Attasca, Texas, rock baritone, Coasters-Young Blood 1935 Birthday Sherrill Milnes, Hinsdale Illinois, baritone 1931 Birthday John Shirley-Quirk, Liverpool England, baritone, Death in Venice 1930 Birthday John Reardon, born in New York City, baritone, Falke-Die Fledermaus 1929 Birthday Hermann Prey, born in Berlin, Germany, baritone, Wolfram-Tannhauser 1929 Birthday Lee Hazlewood, born in Oklahoma, singer, baritone, songwriter, record producer 1928 Birthday Thomas Stewart, San Saba Texas, baritone, La Roche Capriccio 1925 Birthday Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Zehlendorf Germany, baritone, Doktor Faust 1923 Birthday Renato Capecchi, Italian violinist and baritone 1918 Birthday Gerard Souzay, Angers France, baritone, Le Nozze di Figaro 1917 Birthday Robert Merrill, born in Brooklyn, New York, baritone, New York Metropolitan Opera 1916 Birthday David Hollestelle, Dutch baritone, Great-Broadcast chorus 1915 Birthday Tito Gobbi, Italian baritone, Figaro-Barber of Seville 1912 Birthday Ramon Vinay, operatic tenor/baritone 1911 Birthday Leonard Warren, born in New York City, baritone, Metropolitan Opera 1939 - 1960 1910 Birthday Denis Dowling, baritone 1901 Birthday Nelson Eddy, born in Providence, Rhode Island, baritone, Duets with Jeanette MacDonald 1896 Birthday Lawrence Tibbett, Bakersfield California, baritone, Metropolitan 1923-50 1896 Birthday Charles A. L. Panzera, French baritone, L'horizon Chimerique 1892 Birthday Willem Ravelli, baritone singer 1890 Birthday Lauritz Melchior, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, baritone tenor, National Symphony 1889 Birthday D P "Dad" Carter, baritone, Chuck Wagon Gang 1858 Birthday Ludwig Wullner, German actor/baritone, Die Burgschaft, Prometheus 1854 Birthday Jozef M T Orelio, baritone
