"Almira"
1705 George Frideric Handel's 1st opera "Almira" premieres in Hamburg, Germany
- 1734 Premiere of George Frideric Handel's opera "Ariodante" at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
- 1833 Boston Academy of Music, 1st US music school, established
- 1923 Romanian conductor George Enesco makes his American debut leading the Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in New York City
- 1949 "Make Mine Manhattan" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 429 performances
- 1949 "My Romance" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 95 performances
- 1949 "Small Wonder" closes at Coronet Theater NYC after 134 performances
"Katharina Ismailova"
1963 Dmitri Shostakovich' opera "Katharina Ismailova" premieres in Riga
- 1966 The Beatles' "Rubber Soul" album goes #1 & stays #1 for 6 weeks
- 1966 The Beatles' "We Can Work It Out" single goes #1 & stays #1 for 3 weeks
- 1966 The Who and The Kinks perform on the last "Shindig" TV show on ABC
- 1972 Dmitri Shostakovich' 15th Symphony premieres in Moscow
Music History
1973 Elvis Presley files for divorce from Priscilla Presley on his 38th birthday
- 1973 Jerry Blatt and Lonnie Burstein's musical "Tricks", based on Molière's classic “The Pranks of Scapin” and starring René Auberjonois, opens at Alvin Theater, NYC; runs for 8 performances
- 1974 E Wilson Jr's musical "Let My People Come" premieres in NYC
"The Pirates of Penzance"
1981 Joseph Papp's revival of Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta "The Pirates of Penzance", starring Linda Ronstadt, Rex Smith, and Kevin Kline, opens at the Uris Theater, NYC; runs for 772 performances and wins a Tony Award
- 1989 "42nd Street" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 3,486 performances
- 1989 "Starlight Express" closes at Gershwin Theater in NYC after 761 performances
Elvis Presley Stamp
1993 Elvis Presley Commemorative Postage Stamp goes on sale
"Guys & Dolls"
1995 Revival of Frank Loesser's musical "Guys & Dolls", starring Nathan Lane, closes at Martin Beck Theater, NYC, after 1143 performances, winning 4 Tony and 7 Drama Desk Awards
Hill, Kid Rock Win
2001 28th American Music Awards: Faith Hill & Kid Rock win
"Blackstar"
2016 ISO/Columbia Records/Sony Music release David Bowie's 26th and final studio album "Blackstar" on his 69th birthday; enters charts in US and UK at #1
Bieber has Lyme Disease
2020 Singer Justin Bieber reveals he has Lyme disease, an infectious disease spread by ticks
- 2023 Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas' percussion revue "Stomp" closes at the Orpheum Theatre, NYC, after for 11,475 performances
