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- Opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti is born in Modena, Italy. He later becomes world-famous and a member of the vocal group The Three Tenors. Among his notable successes are the recording of “Nessun Dorma” and the album The Essential Pavarotti.
- His 1976 Christmas album “O Holy Night” became the first classical album to receive platinum certification after selling more than one million copies in the United States.
- The album “The Essential Pavarotti II” reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart for the third time.
- Operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti, a member of the vocal trio The Three Tenors, died in Modena, Italy, at the age of 71 from pancreatic cancer.
