1954 Death Franco Alfano, Italian opera composer, Puccini's Turandot, dies at 78 1946 Birthday Katia Ricclarelli, actress, Falstaff, Otello, Turandot 1943 Death Max Reinhardt, Austrian stage manager (Turandot), dies 1926 Event Giacomo Puccini's opera "Turandot," premieres in Milan
