- 1840 Gaetano Donizetti's opera "La Favorita" premieres in Paris
- 1877 Camille Saint-Saëns' opera "Samson et Dalila" premieres in Weimar
Brahms 3rd Symphony in F
1883 Johannes Brahms' "3rd Symphony in F" premieres with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Ringo Starr
1964 Ringo Starr's tonsils are removed at University College Hospital, London, England
Buck White
1969 Oscar Brown, Jr's musical "Buck White", starring Muhammad Ali, opens at George Abbott Theatre, NYC, runs for 7 performances
You Don't Bring Me Flowers
1978 Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand's duet single "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" hits #1
Music Premiere
1985 Rupert Holmes' musical "The Mystery of Edwin Drood", based on an unfinished work of Charles Dickens, opens at the Imperial Theater, NYC; runs for 608 performances, winning 5 Tony Awards
Andrew Lloyd Webber
1994 Andrew Lloyd Webber admitted to hospital for ulcer treatment