Barber of Seville Commissioned
1815 Italian composer Gioachino Rossini (24) gets commission from Teatro Argentina to write his opera "Almaviva", later known as "Il barbiere di Siviglia" (The Barber of Seville)
Glenn Miller MIA
1944 American bandleader Major Glenn Miller, lost over the English Channel
Two's Company
1952 Vernon Duke, Ogden Nash and Sammy Cahn's musical revue "Two's Company", starring Bette Davis, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins, opens at Alvin Theater, NYC; runs for 90 performances
Folsom Prison Blues
1955 "Folsom Prison Blues" single released by Johnny Cash (Billboard Song of the Year 1968)
Let It Be Me
1959 Everly Brothers record "Let It Be Me", an English translation of Gilbert Bécaud's French song "Je t'appartiens"; reaches No. 7 on the charts
1st Family
1962 Comedian-impressionist Vaughn Meader's "1st Family" album goes #1 & stays #1 for 12 weeks
- 1964 Jack Lawrence and Stan Freeman's musical "I Had a BaIl", starring Buddy Hackett, opens at Martin Beck Theater, NYC; runs for 199 performances
- 1965 David Heneker and John Taylor's musical "Charlie Girl" opens at the Adelphi Theatre, London; runs for 2,202 performances
- 1966 Oscar Brand and Paul Nassau's musical "A Joyful Noise", starring John Raitt, opens at Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC; runs for 12 performances
- 1967 The Beatles release fan-club single "Christmas Time is Here Again"
Plastic Ono Band
1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Plastic Ono Band, play their only European gig - appearing in UNICEF charity concert at London's Lyceum Ballroom, band is augmented by Bonnie & Delaney Bramlett, guitarists George Harrison and Eric Clapton, and keyboardist Billy Preston
- 1970 Robert Wilson and Alan Lloyd's musical theatre work "Deafman Glance" first performance at Center for New Performing Arts in Iowa City, Iowa
Rosanne Cash
1978 German label Ariola Records releases eponymous debut album "Rosanne Cash", produced by future husband Rodney Crowell
Bowie on SNL
1979 British rocker David Bowie performs three songs on American television program Saturday Night Live - "The Man Who Sold the World", "TVC-15" and "Boys Keep Swinging"
- 1987 First National US tour of musical "Les Misérables" opens at Shubert Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts
Nick & Nora
1991 Charles Strouse and Richard Maltby, Jr's musical "Nick & Nora" closes at Marquis Theater, NYC, after 9 performances
Spice World
1997 "Spice World" movie directed by Bob Spiers and starring girl pop group the Spice Girls premieres in the UK
B.B. King Honored
2006 American blues legend B.B. King is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by US President George W. Bush
Springsteen Sells Back Catalogue
2021 Bruce Springsteen sells his music back catalogue to Sony Music Entertainment for an estimated $500 million, in possibly the biggest deal ever for a single artist [1]
