1963 Death Francois Poulenc, French composer (Litanies Vierge noire), dies at 74 1961 Event Francis Poulenc's "Gloria," premieres in Boston 1957 Event Bernanos and Poulenc's opera "Dialogue des Carmelites," premieres 1948 Event Francis Poulenc's "Sinfonietta," premieres 1924 Event Poulenc/Nijinska's ballet "Les Biches," premieres in Monte Carlo 1899 Birthday Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc, Paris, composer/pianist, Les Biches
