- 1735 First opera performance in North American colonies "Flora" opens in Charleston, South Carolina
- 1926 Sean O'Casey's "Plough & Stars" opens at Abbey Theater Dublin
- 1930 "Happy Days Are Here Again" by Benny Mereoff hits #1
- 1940 Lewis & Hamilton's musical "Two for the Show" premieres in NYC
Danses Concertantes
1942 Igor Stravinsky's orchestral piece "Danses Concertantes" premieres in Los Angeles, California
Bartók's 3rd Piano Concerto
1946 Béla Bartók's 3rd Piano Concerto premieres in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy with György Sándor as piano soloist
Hoagy Carmichael Hollywood Star
1960 American "Stardust" composer and character actor Hoagy Carmichael receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Royal Hunt of the Sun
1964 Peter Shaffer's musical "Royal Hunt of the Sun" premieres in London
Stop In the Name of Love
1965 Motown Records release The Supremes' single "Stop In the Name of Love"
Zappa Concert Cancelled
1971 Royal Albert Hall cancels scheduled concert featuring Frank Zappa, due to concerns about indecent lyrics
You're Sixteen
1974 Ringo Starr releases a cover of "You're Sixteen" as a single in UK; originally released by Johnny Burnette in 1960
- 1981 "5 O'Clock Girl" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 12 performances
Brigadoon Revived
1981 Revival of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "Brigadoon" closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 133 performances
- 1992 "I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred peaks at #1
Both Sides Now
2000 Reprise Records releases "Both Sides Now", Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's 17th studio album, a collection of torch songs, including re-worked versions of two of her own, backed by an orchestra
46th Grammy Awards
2004 46th Grammy Awards: Coldplay's "Clocks", and Evanescence win
48th Grammy Awards
2006 48th Grammy Awards: Boulevard Of Broken Dreams, John Legend win
51st Grammy Awards
2009 51st Grammy Awards: Best Album "Raising Sand" and Record of the Year "Please Read The Letter", both by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss win
Rihanna Cancels
2009 Singer Rihanna cancels performance at the Grammys after being assaulted by boyfriend Chris Brown
- 2015 57th Grammy Awards: Best Song "Stay With Me" by Sam Smith; Best Album "Morning Phase" by Beck
Adele's BRIT Wins
2022 BRIT Awards: Adele wins best artist, song and album of the year