Music Concert
1964 Beatles 1st (and only) "World Tour" begins with two ten-song shows at 4,400 seat KB Halle in Copenhagen, Denmark; British drummer Jimmie Nicol replaces Ringo Starr (recovering from tonsillitis) for the first five dates (10 concerts + a Dutch TV appearance)
- 1966 Novelty single "Batman & His Grandmother" by Dickie Goodman hits #70
Emmy Awards
1967 19th Emmy Awards: "Mission Impossible", "The Monkees", Don Knotts & Lucille Ball win
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1967 American guitarist Jimi Hendrix covers new Beatles song "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" at Saville Theatre (London), just days after its release, with George Harrison and Paul McCartney in the audience
Music History
1969 Beatles release "The Ballad Of John & Yoko" (recorded by just John and Paul), backed with George Harrison's song, "Old Brown Shoe" in the US
Born in the USA
1984 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's 7th studio album "Born in the USA", his biggest commercial success topped the charts in 11 countries and sold over 30 million copies, worldwide
- 1988 42nd Tony Awards: "M. Butterfly" (play) and "The Phantom of the Opera" (musical) win
Music History
1988 Revival of John Kander and Fred Ebb's "Cabaret" closes at Imperial Theater, NYC, after 262 performances
Tony Awards
1989 43rd Tony Awards: "The Heidi Chronicles" (play) and "Jerome Robbins' Broadway" (musical) win
- 1990 24th Music City News Country Awards: Ricky Van Shelton & Patty Loveless win
Music History
1992 USPS announces 1.2 million people voted to choose the artwork on their Elvis Presley stamp, with 75% preferring a portrait of young Elvis over old Elvis [1]
Jackie Mason: Politically Incorrect
1995 "Jackie Mason: Politically Incorrect" closes at Golden Theater, NYC, after 347 performances
- 1995 49th Tony Awards: "Love! Valour! Compassion!" (play) & "Sunset Boulevard" (musical) win
- 2000 54th Tony Awards: "Copenhagen" (play) and "Contact" (musical) win
Let Go
2002 Canadian singer Avril Lavigne releases debut album, "Let Go"
Music Concert
2017 Ariana Grande headlines benefit concert for victims of her Manchester concert bombing, also featuring Coldplay, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, and Katy Perry
Ocean's 8
2018 "Ocean's 8" film premieres, directed by Gary Ross starring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway and Rihanna
Bad Cinderella
2023 Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Zippel's musical "Bad Cinderella" closes at Imperial Theatre, NYC, after 85 performances; 1st time in 43 years that Webber is without a show on Broadway
