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Virginia MacWatters

Virginia MacWatters, American soprano and actress (died 2005)

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Born
June 19, 1912
Died
November 5, 2005
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1912

About Virginia MacWatters

Virginia MacWatters was an American coloratura soprano and university professor. MacWatters appeared at the first season of opera in English at Covent Garden following World War II, in the name part of Manon and as Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier, in 1947. In 1979, she was awarded IU's most prestigious honor, the Frederic Bachman Lieber Memorial Award for excellence in teaching.

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Virginia MacWatters timeline

  1. MacWatters appeared at the first season of opera in English at Covent Garden following World War II, in the name part of Manon and as Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier, in 1947.
  2. In 1979, she was awarded IU's most prestigious honor, the Frederic Bachman Lieber Memorial Award for excellence in teaching.

The world when Virginia MacWatters was born

Virginia MacWatters was born in 1912. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1912

  • Best-selling book"The Harvester" – Gene Stratton-Porter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe wins two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics
  • Top headlineRMS Titanic sinks on maiden voyage — 1,500+ die
  • Technology milestoneFirst parachute jump from an airplane
  • World population~1.72B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population94.6M

1912 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Virginia MacWatters's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19122026
Population94.6M341 million

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