- 1927 Howard Lindsay and Bertrand Robinson's stage comedy "Tommy", starring Alan Bunce, Peg Entwistle, and Sidney Toler, closes at the Gaiety Theatre, NYC, after 232 performances
Music Concert
1961 American opera singer Grace Bumbry becomes the first black singer to perform at the Bayreuth Festival, Germany, she earns 42 curtain calls
- 1965 The Beatles' single "Help" is released in the UK
#1 in the Charts
1966 Frank Sinatra's album "Strangers In The Night" hits #1 on the US charts, (Grammy for Record Of The Year and Best Male Vocal Performance)
- 1976 Wings release single "Let 'em In"
Famous Photo
1984 Vanessa Williams, 1st African American Miss America, resigns after Penthouse publishes unauthorized nude photos of her
Music Concert
1989 Ringo Starr's first All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include Joe Walsh, Nils Lofgren, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Clarence Clemons, Dr. John, Billy Preston, and Jim Keltner
Music History
1992 Bruce Springsteen begins a world tour, his first with musicians other than the E Street band
Music History
1994 American dancer, actor, and director Gene Kelly suffers a mild stroke
- 1995 "Hamlet" closes at Belasco Theater NYC after 121 performances
Music History
2010 One Direction is formed during the X Factor show as Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson join together
