- 1858 Royal Italian Opera opens in Covent Garden, London
Grisélidis
1891 Jules Massenet's opera "Grisélidis" premieres in Paris
Music History
1960 Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th String quartet premieres in Leningrad
- 1961 "Bonanza" by Al Caiola Orchestra hits #19
5th Grammy Awards
1963 5th Grammy Awards: "I Left My Heart In San Francisco"; Robert Goulet win
Music History
1963 Folksinging trio Peter, Paul & Mary win their 1st Grammy for cover version of Pete Seeger's song "If I Had a Hammer"
Paul Meets Linda
1967 Paul McCartney meets his future wife, American photographer Linda Eastman
Wonderwall
1968 "Wonderwall" with music by George Harrison, premieres at Cannes Film Festival
- 1968 Paul McCartney & John Lennon appear on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson", to promote Apple Records, Joe Garagiola is substitute host
70, Girls, 70
1971 John Kander and Fred Ebbs' musical "70, Girls, 70", starring Hans Conried and Mildred Natwick, closes at Broadhurst Theater, NYC, after 35 performances
- 1972 "Hard Job Being God" opens at Edison Theater, NYC; runs for 6 performances
- 1976 "Fonz Song" by Heyettes hits #91
- 1976 Kentucky Moonrunner by Cledus Maggard hits #85
- 1981 George Harrison releases single "All Those Years Ago" in UK: the song was a tribute to John Lennon, and featured Ringo Starr on drums, and Paul and Linda McCartney on backing vocals [1]
- 1988 "Gospel at Colonus" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 61 performances
Carrie
1988 Michael Gore and Dean Pitchford's musical "Carrie", based on Stephen King's novel, closes at Virginia Theater, NYC, after 5 performances
- 1988 Michael Rupert and Jerry Colker's musical "Mail" closes at Music Box Theater, NYC, after 37 performances
- 1989 Revival of Mitch Leigh and Ted Allen's musical closes at Ritz Theater, NYC, after 45 performances
- 1990 "Cemetery Club" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theatre NYC for 56 performances
- 1993 38th Eurovision Song Contest: Niamh Kavanagh for Ireland wins singing "In Your Eyes" in Millstreet
Heroes
1997 Philip Glass' Symphony No. 4 ("Heroes"), based loosely on David Bowie's 1977 album "Heroes" premieres with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields conducted by Martn Brabbins. at the Crouch End Festival in North London, England
- 2004 49th Eurovision Song Contest: Ruslana for Ukraine wins singing "Wild Dances" in Istanbul
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005 "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith", directed by George Lucas, starring Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman, premieres at the Cannes Film Festival
Academy of Country Music Awards
2007 42nd Academy of Country Music Awards: Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood & Brad Paisley win
Billboard Music Awards
2022 29th Billboard Music Awards: Olivia Rodrigo wins 7; Drake wins 5; Taylor Swift and BTS also win
- 2022 British rock band "The Who" returns to Cincinnati, Ohio for the first time since tragic December 1979 stampede that killed 11 concert goers [1]
