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St Paul

1836 Felix Mendelssohn's oratorio "St Paul" premieres in Düsseldorf, Germany

Composer and Pianist Felix Mendelssohn
  • 1900 American inventor Edwin S Votey receives patent for pneumatic piano player
  • 1926 "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" by Gene Austin hits #1

4 Last Songs

1950 Richard Strauss' "4 Last Songs" (4 letzte Lieder) premieres in London

Composer and Conductor Richard Strauss
  • 1961 "Mother-In-Law" by Ernie K-Doe hits #1
  • 1961 Novelty single "Touchables In Brooklyn" by Dickie Goodman hits #42
  • 1965 "Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious", from the film "Mary Poppin" hits #66
  • 1965 Beatles' "Ticket to Ride" single goes #1

Music History

1974 "Julie and Jackie: How Sweet It Is" music and comedy variety special starring Julie Andrews and Jackie Gleason airs on ABC-TV

Actress and Singer Julie Andrews
Comedian and Actor Jackie Gleason

Music History

1986 American singer and actress Cher calls David Letterman an "a**hole" while a guest on his "Late Night" TV program (NBC)

Goddess of Pop Cher
Comedian and TV Host David Letterman
  • 1994 Musical sequel "The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, NYC, after 16 performances
  • 1996 "Tartuffe: Born Again" opens at Circle in the Square Theater, NYC; runs for 29 performances

Academy of Country Music Awards

2002 37th Academy of Country Music Awards: Brooks & Dunn, Martina McBride & Alan Jackson win

Country Singer-Songwriter Martina McBride
Country Singer Alan Jackson

Billboard Music Awards

2011 18th Billboard Music Awards: Eminem and Justin Bieber win 6 each;, Taio Cruz and Rihanna also win

Rapper and Songwriter Eminem
Pop Star Justin Bieber
Singer Rihanna

Talk

2015 Daniel Johns releases "Talk", his debut album as a solo artist

Musician Daniel Johns

Billboard Music Awards

2016 23rd Billboard Music Awards: The Weeknd wins 8; Adele wins 6

Singer-Songwriter The Weeknd
Singer-songwriter Adele

Music Concert

2017 Suicide bombing at Manchester Arena, England, after Ariana Grande concert kills 22 and injures 59

Singer Ariana Grande
  • 2021 Eurovision Song Contest won by Italian metal band Maneskin with 524 points in Rotterdam

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