Das Paradies und die Peri
1843 Robert Schumann's oratorio "Das Paradies und die Peri" premieres in Leipzig
Shostakovich's 2nd Symphony
1927 Dmitri Shostakovich's 2nd Symphony premieres in Moscow
Ellington at the Cotton Club
1927 Duke Ellington opens at the Cotton Club in Harlem, NYC
The Pied Piper
1951 Aaron Copland's and Jerome Robbins' ballet "The Pied Piper" premieres in New York City
- 1954 Frederico Valerio and Elizabeth Miele's musical "Hit the Trail" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC, after 4 performances
On Your Toes
1954 Revival of George Abbott, Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart's musical "On Your Toes" closes at 46th St Theater, NYC, after 64 performances
Million-Dollar Quartet
1956 An impromptu recording session by the "Million-Dollar Quartet" - Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash - takes place at Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee
Music Concert
1971 Montreux Casino, in Montreux, Switzerland, burns down to the ground after a fan fires a flare gun during concert by Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention; incident inspires rock band Deep Purple's song "Smoke on the Water"
Led Zeppelin To Disband
1980 Two months after death of drummer John Bonham, Led Zeppelin announces they will disband
- 1983 David Shire & Richard Maltby, Jr.'s musical "Baby" opens at Barrymore Theater, NYC; runs for 241 performances
Amen Corner
1983 Garry Sherman and Peter Udell's musical "Amen Corner", based on James Baldwin's drama "The Amen Corner", closes at Nederlander Theatre after 28 performances
Music History
1984 6th ACE Cable Awards: "David Bowie: Serious Moonlight" by Anthony Eaton and HBO win
Broadway Bound
1986 Neil Simon's stage play "Broadway Bound", starring Linda Lavin, Jonathan Silverman, and Jason Alexander, opens at the Broadhurst Theatre, NYC; runs for 756 performances
- 1991 Country music mother and daughter act The Judds "farewell" concert at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee; later re-unions and "farewells" in 2000, 2010, 2015, and 2021
Kennedy Center Honors
1994 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony held for actor Kirk Douglas, singer Aretha Franklin, composer Morton Gould, theater producer-director Harold Prince, and folk singer-songwriter Pete Seeger, in Washington D.C.
- 1994 Tony Kushner's drama "Angels in America: Millennium Approach" closes at Walter Kerr Theater, NYC, after 367 performances, and 4 Tony Awards, and a Pulitzer Prize
- 1994 Tony Kushner's drama "Angels in America: Perestroika" closes at Walter Kerr Theater, NYC, after 216 performances, and 3 Tony Awards
Alanis Morissette Wins
1996 7th Billboard Music Awards: Alanis Morissette wins
- 1997 "Diary of Anne Frank" opens at Music Box Theater NYC
Destiny's Child, Shaggy Win
2001 12th Billboard Music Awards: Destiny's Child and Shaggy win
Blige, Brown, Chesney and The Fay Win
2006 17th Billboard Music Awards: Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown, Kenny Chesney, and The Fray win
Peter Pan Live!
2014 NBC airs musical "Peter Pan Live!" starring Allison Williams and Christopher Walken; substantially revised from the earlier Mary Martin productions
- 2017 New York's Metropolitan Opera suspends conductor James Levine after allegations of sexual misconduct
A Beautiful Noise
2022 "A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical" opens at Broadhurst Theatre, NYC
Kennedy Center Honors
2022 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony held for singers Gladys Knight and Amy Grant, actor George Clooney, rock band U2, and composer Tania León, in Washington D.C.
