On This Day – 8 January

#OTD in 1735 the first performance of #Handel’s #Ariodante

#OTD in 1972 the first performance of #Shostakovich’s Symphony No.15 in A major, Op.141

#HappyBirthday to Archduke Rudolf of Austria born #OTD in 1788

#HappyBirthday to Hans von Bülow born #OTD in 1830

#HappyBirthday to Winnaretta Singer born #OTD in 1865

#HappyBirthday to #StephenHawking born #OTD in 1942

#OTD in 1713 the death of Arcangelo #Corelli

#OTD in 1896 the death of Paul #Verlaine