- 1885 Opera "El Cid" premieres (Paris)
- 1946 Philip Yordan's stage drama "Anna Lucasta", starring Hilda Sims, Canada Lee, and Alice Childress, and featuring the Broadway debut of Ruby Dee, closes at the Mansfield Theatre, NYC, after 957 performances
- 1955 "Pipe Dream" opens at Shubert Theater, NYC; runs for 245 performances
Happy Hunting
1957 Harold Karr and Matt Dubey's musical "Happy Hunting", starring Ethel Merman and Fernando Lamas, closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 413 performances
Neil Diamond
1969 American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond makes his only appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show", singing "Sweet Caroline" and "Holly, Holy"
- 1974 "Good Evening" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 438 performances
Mack & Mabel
1974 Jerry Herman's musical "Mack & Mabel", about the romance between silent film figures Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand, starring Robert Preston and Bernadette Peters, closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 66 performances
The Wall
1979 Pink Floyd's "The Wall" released, sells 6 million copies in 2 weeks
- 1980 "Banjo Dancing" closes at Century Theater NYC after 38 performances
Perfectly Frank
1980 Musical revue "Perfectly Frank", featuring songs by Frank Loesser, opens at Helen Hayes Theater, NYC; runs for 16 performances
West Side Story
1980 Revival of Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim and Jerome Robbins' musical "West Side Story" closes at Minskoff Theater, NYC, after 341 performances
Thriller
1982 "Thriller", 6th studio album by Michael Jackson is released (Grammy Award Album of the Year 1984, best-selling album of all time, Billboard Album of the Year 1983)
Breakaway
2004 RCA releases "Breakaway", Kelly Clarkson's 2nd studio album; wins 2 Grammy Awards and becomes her best selling album to date with over 12 million units sold
Barbados A Republic
2021 Barbados becomes a Republic, removing Queen Elizabeth II as head of state in a ceremony with Sandra Mason sworn in as the first President, with Rihanna declared a national hero
Josephine Baker
2021 Josephine Baker becomes the first black woman to be honored at Paris’ Panthéon, France's highest honor
Spotify Most Streamed
2022 Harry Styles single "As It Was" is the most streamed song globally for Spotify in 2022 with Bad Bunny their most listened-to artist [1]
