- 1830 Vincenzo Bellini's opera "I Capuleti e i Montecchi" premieres at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Italy
London Assurance
1841 Dion Boucicault's stage comedy "London Assurance" opens at Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London
Swan Lake
1877 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet "Swan Lake" has its world premiere, performed by the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow
Resurrection
1895 Gustav Mahler conducts the premiere of his incomplete 2nd Symphony ("Resurrection") in Berlin, Germany, with the Berlin Philharmonic; complete version debuts in December
- 1913 Gabriel Faure's opera "Pénélope", based on Homer's "The Odyssey", premieres at the Salle Garnie, in Monte Carlo, Monaco
More Popular Than Jesus
1966 John Lennon says "We (the Beatles) are more popular than Jesus"
Academy of Country Music Awards
1968 3rd Academy of Country Music Awards: Glen Campbell and Lynn Anderson win
- 1973 15th Grammy Awards: 1st Time Ever I Saw Your Face, America
Music Premiere
1977 Roger Sessions' 6th Symphony premieres (in fully completed form) in New York City with José Serebrier conducting the Juilliard Orchestra
- 1979 "Grand Tour" closes at Palace Theater NYC after 61 performances
Music Concert
1992 Singer-songwriter Paul Simon tapes an acoustic concert performance for "MTV Unplugged" at Kaufman-Astoria Studios in Queens, NYC
- 1993 "Goodbye Girl" opens at Marquis Theater NYC for 188 performances
Soul Train Music Awards
2000 14th Soul Train Music Awards: Prince, Whitney Houston, DMX & Mary J. Blige win
Soul Train Music Awards
2006 20th Soul Train Music Awards: Jamie Foxx, Destiny's Child & John Legend win
