- 1927 Buddy DeSylva & Lew Brown's musical "Good News" opens at The 46th Street Theatre, NYC; runs for 557 performance
- 1948 Robert Stolz and Robert Sour's musical "Mr Strauss Goes to Boston" opens at Century Theater, NYC; runs for 12 performances
- 1955 Ray Golden's musical revue "Catch a Star!" opens at Plymouth Theater, NYC; runs for 23 performances
Contract of Interest
1963 Rocker Jerry Lee Lewis leaves Sun Records as his contract expires, and signs with Smash Records
- 1968 American rock band "The Doors" open their first European tour with four sold-out shows over two days at London's 2.500 seat Roundhouse
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
1968 Eric Clapton records guitar tracks for George Harrison's Beatles song "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
Music History
1969 John Kander and Fred Ebb's "Cabaret" closes at Broadhurst Theater, NYC, after 1166 performances and 8 Tony Awards
Telethon
1976 Singer Frank Sinatra brings surprise guest Dean Martin to his appearance on Jerry Lewis' 11th Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon - the first time Martin and Lewis share a stage in 20 years
They're Playing Our Song
1981 Marvin Hamlisch, Carole Bayer Sager, and Neil Simon's musical "They're Playing Our Song", starring Robert Klein and Lucie Arnaz, closes at Imperial Theatre, NYC, after 1082 performances
Tug of War
1982 Parlophone/EMI releases Paul McCartney single "Tug of War" from album of the same name
Music Concert
1986 300 invitees pay $5,000 to hear Barbra Streisand's benefit concert
- 1989 6th MTV Video Music Awards: Living Colour wins
Video Music Awards
1990 7th MTV Video Music Awards: Sinead O'Connor wins
Video Music Awards
2001 18th MTV Video Music Awards: Lady Marmalade, Eve f/ Gwen Stefani & Moby f/ Gwen Stefani win
- 2008 Beaux Arts Trio (Menahem Pressler, piano; Daniel Hope, violin; Antonio Meneses, cello) performs final concert after 53 years, in Lucerne, Switzerland
Video Music Awards
2012 29th MTV Video Music Awards: Rihanna f/ Calvin Harris, Nicki Minaj & Chris Brown win
Springsteen Postpones Tour
2023 American rocker Bruce Springsteen (73) postpones remaining 8 shows of his summer tour under doctor's advice to treat peptic ulcer disease