- Jan 13 Emmerich Kálmán, C. C. S. Cushing and E. P. Heath's operetta "Sári" opens at the Liberty Theatre, later transferring to the New Amsterdam Theatre, NYC; runs for 151 performances
- Jan 13 Industrial Workers of the World leader and songwriter Joe Hill arrested for murder during a robbery
- Jan 24 Victor Herbert's second opera "Madeleine" premieres at the Metropolitan Opera, NYC, with Frances Alda in the title role
- Feb 2 James Royce Shannon's musical "Shameen Dhu" premieres in NYC
- Feb 13 American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) founded at Hotel Claridge in NYC
- Feb 19 Riccardo Zandonai's opera "Francesco da Rimini" premieres in Turin
- May 15 Henri Rabaud's opera "Marouf, savetier de Caire" premieres in Paris
- Jul 28 Foxtrot 1st danced at New Amsterdam Roof Garden, in NYC, by Harry Fox
The Girl from Utah
Aug 24 Paul Rubens and Sidney Green's musical (with additional songs by Jerome Kern and Herbert Reynolds) "The Girl from Utah" premieres at the Knickerbocker Theatre, NYC
Father of the Blues
Sep 11 W. C. Handy "Father of the Blues" publishes his most famous composition "St Louis Blues"
- Nov 2 Victor Herbert & Henry Blossom's comic operetta "The Only Girl" opens at 39th Street Theatre, later transferring to the Lyric Theatre, NYC; runs for 240 performances
Watch Your Step
Dec 8 Irving Berlin's musical "Watch your Step" premieres in NYC
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