- 1760 Niccolò Piccinni's opera buffa "La buona figliuola" (The Good-Natured Girl) first performed at the Teatro delle Dame, Rome, Italy, with an all-male cast
Premiere of Rhenisch
1851 Robert Schumann's 3rd Symphony "Rhenisch" premieres in Dusseldorf
Deep Night
1929 Rudy Vallee records single "Deep Night"
"Clear Brook" Criticized
1936 Pravda criticizes Dmitri Shostakovich's ballet "Clear Brook"
Sinatra's Debut
1943 Singer Frank Sinatra debuts on radio's "Your Hit Parade"
Rich at Top of the Plaza
1973 American jazz drummer Buddy Rich plays influential performance at the Top of the Plaza in Richmond, New York, later televised by PBS
- 1973 Nancy Ford and Gretchen Cryer's musical "Shelter" opens at John Golden Theater, NYC; runs for 31 performances
"This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)"
1976 George Harrison releases single "This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)"
"All Those Years Ago"
1981 Beatles George Harrison & Paul McCartney record vocals to a Ringo Starr track written by George, and re-worked as a tribute to John Lennon - "All Those Years Ago" [1]
- 1982 "Centerfold" by J. Geils Band hits #1 on pop chart
- 1990 Steve Briers of Wales recites entire lyrics of Queen's album "A Night At The Opera" in 9 minutes 58.44 seconds backwards!
- 1992 "Late Night's 10th Anniversary Show At Radio City Music Hall" on NBC
- 1994 "Government Inspector" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 37 performances
Tupac Shakur Sentenced
1996 Rapper Tupac Shakur sentenced to up to 4 1/2 years in prison for sexual assault conviction
"Violin Concerto"
2009 "Violin Concerto", by Jennifer Higdon premieres, in Indianapolis, Indiana (Pulitzer Prize for Music 2010) [1]
Gordon Lightfoot Honored
2012 Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot is presented with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
