Reform of the Chant
1577 Pope Gregory XIII give a brief to Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and Annibale Zoilo Romano to reform ecclesiastical hymns
Piano Concerto No. 1
1875 The first performance of the Piano Concerto No. 1 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is given in Boston, Massachusetts with Hans von Bülow as soloist
Symphony No. 4
1885 Johannes Brahms conducts the premiere of his 4th Symphony in e, Op. 98, in Meiningen, Germany
- 1938 American Archbishop of Dubuque (Iowa), Francis J. L. Beckman, denounces Swing music as "a degenerated musical system... turned loose to gnaw away at the moral fiber of young people", warning that it leads down a "primrose path to hell".
- 1940 Vernon Duke and John Latouche's musical "Cabin In The Sky" opens at the Martin Beck Theatre, NYC; runs for 156 performances
- 1947 Manning Sherwin and Harold Purcell's musical "Under the Counter" closes at Shubert Theater, NYC, after 27 performances
Music Release
1953 Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 10th Symphony
- 1963 The Beatles begin their 1st full foreign tour in Karlstad, Sweden, performing twice at a secondary school auditorium
TV Show Appearance
1964 The Rolling Stones make their 1st appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show"; they perform a cover of Chuck Berry's “Around & Around,” and their own hit "Time Is On My Side" [1]
- 1965 The Rolling Stones release music single "Get Off of My Cloud"
Music Concert
1966 Jimi Hendrix Experience play their first UK gig as a private showcase at The Scotch of St. James in London
Music History
1968 Yoko Ono announces she is having John Lennon's baby; she later suffers a miscarriage
- 1974 Dmitri Shostakovich' 15th String Quartet premieres in Leningrad, USSR
- 1974 Wings release single "Junior's Farm"
Still Crazy After All These Years
1975 Columbia Records releases "Still Crazy After All These Years", the fourth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon; it features the title track and the hits "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" and "My Little Town", and wins 2 Grammy Awards
#1 in the Charts
1980 Barbra Streisand's "Guilty" album goes #1 for 3 weeks & her single "Woman In Love," goes #1 for 3 weeks
- 1992 Brian Friels' stage drama "Dancing at Lughnasa" closes at Plymouth Theater ,NYC, after 421 performances and 3 Tony Award wins
Turbulent Indigo
1994 Reprise Records releases "Turbulent Indigo", Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's 15th studio album; wins Grammy Award for Best Pop Album
Knighthood
1995 British pop-rock singer Cliff Richard receives his knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II, - 1st rock star to be knighted
Victor/Victoria
1995 Henry Mancini, Leslie Bricusse, and Blake Edwards' musical adaptation of the film "Victor/Victoria", starring Julie Andrews, opens at Marquis Theater, NYC; runs for 738 performances; Andrews declined Tony Award nomination because she felt other cast and crew should have been recognized
Speak Now
2010 "Speak Now" 3rd studio album by Taylor Swift is released (Billboard Album of the Year 2011)
