- 1600 Ottario Rinuccini and Giulio Caccini's opera "Euridice" published
"Rosamunde, Princess of Cyprus"
1823 Play "Rosamunde, Princess of Cyprus" by Helmina von Chézy with incidental music by Franz Schubert premieres in Vienna
- 1943 "Internationale" is no longer used as USSR National Anthem
Milhaud's 2nd Symphony
1946 Darius Milhaud's 2nd Symphony, premieres with the Boston Symphony conducted by the composer; the work was commissioned as a memorial to the wife of group's music director Serge Koussevitzky
"Beauty And The Beast"
1949 Maurice Ravel and John Cranko's ballet "Beauty And The Beast" premieres
Elvis Receives Draft Notice
1957 Elvis Presley receives his draft notice to join the US Army for national service
Osmond Brothers Debut
1962 Pop singing group the Osmond Brothers debut on "The Andy Williams Show"
- 1967 Ian Anderson and Glenn Cornick form rock group "Jethro Tull" in Blackpool, England
"Leaving On A Jet Plane"
1969 Peter, Paul & Mary's cover of John Denver's song "Leaving On A Jet Plane" reaches #1
"The Sunshine Boys"
1972 Neil Simon's play "The Sunshine Boys" starring Jack Albertson and Sam Levene, and directed by Alan Arkin, opens at Broadhurst Theater (later transferring Shubert, then the Lunt-Fontanne), NYC; runs for 538 performances, winning 2 Tony Awards
"The Godfather Part II"
1974 "The Godfather Part II", directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1975)
"Dark Horse"
1974 George Harrison releases "Dark Horse", his fifth studio album in UK
- 1976 Richard Adler and Will Holt's musical "Music Is", based on William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night", opens at St James Theater, NYC; runs for 8 performances
- 1979 Garry Sherman and Peter Udell's musical "Comin' Uptown", based on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", and starring Gregory Hines, opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 45 performances
- 1981 Harry Krieger and Tom Eyen's musical "Dreamgirls" opens at Imperial Theater, NYC; runs for 1522 performances, wins 6 Tony, 5 Drama Desk, and 2 Grammy Awards
- 1995 Revival of Phillip Hayes Dean's drama "Paul Robeson" opens at Longacre Theater, NYC; runs for 14 performances
"The Breakthrough"
2005 Geffen Records releases "The Breakthrough", the 7th studio album by Mary J. Blige; it wins 3 Grammy Awrds, and sells over 3 million copies
