- 1781 Niccolò Piccinni's tragédie lyrique opera "Iphigénie en Tauride" (Iphigeneia in Tauris) first performed by Académie royale de musique at the Paris Opéra
On Your Toes
1937 George Abbott, Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart's musical "On Your Toes", choreographed by George Balanchine, and starring Ray Bolger and Tamara Geva, closes at the Majestic Theatre, NYC; after 515 performances
Ellington's Carnegie Debut
1943 Duke Ellington plays at Carnegie Hall in New York City for the first time
Station to Station
1976 RCA releases "Station to Station", David Bowie's 10th studio album, recorded in Los Angeles; it peaks in the U.S. charts at No.3, and No. 5 in the U.K.
Inaugural Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
1986 Inaugural class of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Chuck Berry; James Brown; Ray Charles; Sam Cooke; Fats Domino; The Everly Brothers; Buddy Holly; Jerry Lee Lewis; Elvis Presley; Little Richard; Robert Johnson; Jimmie Rodgers; Jimmy Yancey; Alan Freed; John Hammond; and Sam Phillips
Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood
1986 Musical "Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood" opens at Ritz Theater NYC for 13 performances
- 1992 "Visit" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 45 performances
Black Cadillac
2006 Capitol Records releases "Black Cadillac", the eleventh studio album by singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash; the album is dedicated to the memory of her recently deceased parents and step-mother, and co-produced by her husband John Leventhal and Bill Bottrell
Diamond Retires from Touring
2018 American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond abruptly retires from touring after being diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease
