Die Schopfung
1808 Joseph Haydn's oratorio "Die Schopfung" premieres in Vienna
- 1910 Fire during a barn-dance in Ököritófülpös, Hungary, kills 312
It's Only a Paper Moon
1945 Ella Fitzgerald and Delta Rhythm Boys record the Harold Arlen-Yip Harburg-Billy Rose song "It's Only a Paper Moon"
Billie Holiday Plays Carnegie
1948 Just 11 days after being released from prison, jazz singer Billie Holiday plays in front of a sold-out crowd at Carnegie Hall, NYC
Erroll Garner Concert
1950 Jazz pianist Erroll Garner performs a solo recital at Cleveland Music Hall, a venue for traditionally classical concerts, in Cleveland, Ohio
I'm a Fool to Want You
1951 Frank Sinatra records "I'm a Fool to Want You"
Singin' in the Rain
1952 "Singin' in the Rain", musical comedy film directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds, premieres at Radio City Music Hall in NYC
- 1955 9th Tony Awards: "The Desperate Hours" (play) & "The Pajama Game" (musical) win
Sentimental Journey
1970 Ringo Starr releases his 1st solo album "Sentimental Journey", a collection of pre-rock standards
- 1971 David Heneker and John Taylor's musical "Charlie Girl" close at the Adelphi Theatre, London, after 2,202 performances
Music History
1973 Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) stopped for speeding and found in possession of LSD
Music Premiere
1980 Burt Shevelove's musical "Happy New Year", adapted from Phillip Barry's comic play "Holiday" using music and lyrics of Cole Porter, opens at the Morosco Theater, NYC; runs for 17 performances
- 1980 Musical revue "Reggae", starring Philip Michael Thomas, opens at the Biltmore Theater, NYC; runs for 21 performances
Blizzard of Ozz
1981 "Blizzard of Ozz", the debut solo album by English rock musician Ozzy Osbourne, is released in the United States
Watching the Wheels
1981 John Lennon's single "Watching the Wheels" released posthumously in UK
- 1982 Carol Hall's musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" closes at the 46th Street Theatre, NYC, after 1577 performances and 2 Tony Award wins
Starlight Express
1984 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe's rock musical "Starlight Express" opens at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London's West End
Human Touch
1992 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's 9th and 10th studio albums - "Human Touch" and "Lucky Town" - on the same day; musicians other than the E-Street Band are used
- 1996 Stage adaptation of Rodgers & Hammerstein's 1945 film musical "State Fair" opens at Music Box Theater, New York City; runs for 118 performances
- 1997 Horton Foote's stage drama "The Young Man From Atlanta" starring Rip Torn and Shirley Knight opens at Longacre Theatre, NYC; runs for 85 performances
- 2019 British indie-rock duo "Her's" - English guitarist-singer Stephen Fitzpatrick (24) and Norwegian bassist Audun Laading (25), and American manager Trevor Engelbrektson (37) killed in car crash in Arizona
