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This Month Seoul in Breif Specific Maps of Seoul Where to Stay What to Eat What to Do What to See What to Buy What to Know  Home >> This Day in History This Day in History [ 16-09-2003 ] Maria Callas Died (16th Sep 1977) Maria Callas (real name Kalogeropoulos) was born in New York on the fourth of December 1923. Her parents were Greek emigrants. She was one of the greatest and most versatile operatic singers and sang an incredible variety of roles; from Wagnerian to light coloratura Her sensational performance in Wagner's Walküre and two days later in Bellini's I Puritani received worldwide publicity. She contracted a throat disease which caused her voice to lose quality, her death on the 16th of September 1977 brought to an end to the tragic life of this fascinating artist. Total Article : 454 (31/38) [ 22-09-2003 ] Flaw found in Netscape 22nd September 1995 [ 21-09-2003 ] Microsoft Launched Online Service(21st September 1994) [ 20-09-2003 ] The first annual Cannes Film Festival (20th September 1946) [ 19-09-2003 ] Peron is Deposed In Argentina (19th September 1955) [ 18-09-2003 ] Gyeongin Train Line Started to Operate (18th September 1899) [ 17-09-2003 ] Soviet Union invades Poland (17th September 1939) [ 16-09-2003 ] The Mayflower sails from Plymouth, England (16th September 1620) ¢º [ 16-09-2003 ] Maria Callas Died (16th Sep 1977) [ 15-09-2003 ] Agatha Christie was born (15th September 1890) [ 14-09-2003 ] Napoleon Enters Moscow (14th September 1812) [ 13-09-2003 ] Israeli-Palestinian Sign for Peace (13th September 1993) [ 12-09-2003 ] Netscape Introduced Netscape (12th September 1994) [Prev. 10][1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38] Subject Comment   Copyright ¨Ï 2001 What's On Communications Inc. All rights reserved. Write to Us post@whatsonkorea.com.