La Cenerentola
1817 Gioachino Rossini's opera "La Cenerentola" (Cinderella) premieres in Rome
- 1835 Vincenzo Bellini's opera "I Puritani" premieres in Paris
Wedding March
1858 Felix Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" first played, at wedding of Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Victoria, to crown prince of Prussia
Saugefleurie
1885 Vincent d'Indy's symphonic poem "Saugefleurie" premieres with the Concerts Lamoureux in Paris
Pelleas und Melissande
1905 Arnold Schoenberg's symphonic poem "Pelleas und Melissande" premieres at the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria
Elektra
1909 Richard Strauss' one-act opera "Elektra" premieres in Dresden
- 1915 Giordano, Sardou & Moreau's opera "Madame Sans Gêne" premieres in NYC
- 1946 Richard Strauss' composition "Metamorphosen" premieres with the Collegium Musicum in Zürich
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1964 Dale Wasserman's stage play "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", adapted from the novel by Ken Kesey, starring Kirk Douglas, Ed Ames; Joan Tetzel, and Gene Wilder, closes at Cort Theatre, NYC, after 82 performances
- 1964 The Beatles get their first US #1, "I Want to Hold your Hand" (Cashbox)
McCartney Released From Jail
1980 Paul McCartney is released from jail in Tokyo and deported
9th American Music Awards
1982 9th American Music Awards: Pat Benatar & Kenny Rogers win
15th American Music Awards
1988 15th American Music Awards: Anita Baker; Paul Simon; & Whitney Houston win
When We Was Fab
1988 George Harrison releases single "When We Was Fab", peaks at #23 in the US
20th American Music Awards
1993 20th American Music Awards: Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey win
- 1994 Accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy, Michael Jackson settles a civil lawsuit out of court
- 1998 "Patti LaBelle On Broadway" closes at St James Theater NYC
- 1998 Musical "Grease" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 1,503 performance
Posh and Becks Get Engaged
1998 Spice Girl Victoria Adams (Posh) and soccer player David Beckham get engaged
- 2019 Documentary "Leaving Neverland" detailing singer Michael Jackson's relationship with two boys premieres at the Sundance Film Festival
- 2024 British researchers Christopher Marsh and Angela McShane launch website 100Ballads.org detailing top-selling broadside ballads of 17th century England, including images of original lyric sheets, and new musical recordings of the very old pop songs [1]
