Beethoven and Bridgewater Perform
1803 Ludwig van Beethoven and black violinist George Bridgewater perform a concert together at the Augarten, Vienna [1]
Alexandra Palace Opens
1873 Alexandra Palace opens on Queen Victoria's 54th birthday with a grand celebration including concerts, recitals and fireworks
- 1873 Leo Delibes' opera "Le Roi l'a Dit" ("The King Has Spoken") premieres at the Opéra-Comique in Paris
Shostakovich's Preludes
1933 Dmitri Shostakovich's Preludes premieres in Moscow
Beggar's Opera
1948 Benjamin Britten's "Beggar's Opera" premieres at Arts Theatre, Cambridge, England
Contract of Interest
1962 The Beatles record "Sweet Georgia Brown" & "Swanee" in Hamburg, Germany to close out their contract with producer Bert Kaempfert; Tony Sheridan later dubs vocal over tracks
Meeting of Interest
1963 Barbra Streisand performs "Happy Days Are Here Again" at White House Press Correspondents Dinner, and meets US President John F. Kennedy
The Beatles on Ed Sullivan
1964 The Beatles' 4th appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show", features an interview and pre-recorded performance of "You Can't Do That"
Mame
1966 Jerry Herman's musical "Mame", starring Angela Lansbury and Bea Arthur, opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 1508 performances, wins 3 Tony Awards
Music History
1968 Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull arrested for drug possession in England
Television Finale
1974 "The Dean Martin Show" last airs on NBC-TV
Diamond Dogs
1974 RCA releases "Diamond Dogs", David Bowie's 8th studio album, recorded in London and the Netherlands, with cover design by artist Guy Peellaert, it peaks in the U.S. charts at No. 5, and goes to No. 1 in the U.K. and Canada
Music Recording
1989 Weird Al Yankovic records three tracks for his UHF soundtrack
Music Concert
2003 Paul McCartney performs in his first-ever concert in Russia, in Moscow's Red Square, to a crowd of over 100,000 people
- 2008 53rd Eurovision Song Contest: Dima Bilan for Russia wins singing "Believe" in Belgrade
Music Concert
2022 American rock band Aerosmith cancels planned Las Vegas concerts in June and July as singer Steven Tyler returns to drug rehab
