- 1792 "La Marseillaise", later the national anthem of France, is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg
- 1896 Fight in Central Dance Hall starts fire at Cripple Creek, Colorado
- 1896 Sidney Jones & Harry Greenbacks musical "The Geisha" premieres at Daly's Theatre, London; runs for 760 performances
Turandot
1926 Giacomo Puccini's opera "Turandot" premieres in Milan
In the Wee Small Hours
1955 Captiol Records releases "In the Wee Small Hours", the ninth studio album by American vocalist Frank Sinatra; collection of melancholy ballads with arrangements by Nelson Riddle was an early example of a concept album and helped popularize the 12-inch format for non-classical recordings
South Sea Bubble
1956 Noël Coward's musical "South Sea Bubble" premieres in London
- 1961 "Young Abe Lincoln" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 27 performances
- 1965 David Heneker's musical "Half a Sixpence", starring Tommy Steels, and based on H.G. Well's 1905 novel "Kipps", opens at Broadhurst Theater, NYC; runs for 511 performances
- 1970 Lance Mulcahy and Paul Cherry's musical "Park" closes at John Golden Theater, NYC, after 5 performances
Big River
1985 Roger Miller's musical "Big River", based on Mark Twain's 1884 novel "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater, NYC; runs for 1005 performances, wins 3 Tony Awards
Academy of Country Music Awards
1990 25th Academy of Country Music Awards: George Strait, Clint Black, and Kathy Mattea win
- 1991 "Grand Hotel" closes at Beck Theater, NYC, after 1018 performances
Music Premiere
1991 Lucy Simon & Marsha Norman's musical "The Secret Garden", based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel, starring Daisy Eagan and Mandy Patinkin, opens at St James Theater, NYC; runs for 706 performances, winning 3 Tony Awards
- 1992 "Shimada" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 4 performances
- 1993 "Blood Brothers" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 839 performances
- 1995 "A Month in the Country" opens at Roundabout Theater, NYC; runs for 79 performances
- 1996 "Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk" opens at Ambassador Theater NYC
We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions
2006 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's 14th studio album "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions", a tribute to folk music pioneer Pete Seeger
