- 1778 Niccolò Piccinni's tragic opera "Roland" premieres at Théâtre du Palais-Royale in Paris, France
"Swan Lake" Revived
1895 Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov's revival of Pyotr Tchaikovsky's ballet "Swan Lake" premieres in St. Petersburg
- 1945 S Romberg, H&D Fields' musical premieres in NYC
"Peter Pan"
1951 Leonard Bernstein's musical "Peter Pan", starring Jean Arthur and Boris Karloff, closes at Imperial Theater, NYC, after 320 performances
- 1955 Albert Hague and Arnold Horwitt's musical "Plain and Fancy", about an Amish wedding, opens at Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC; runs for 476 performances
"Heartbreak Hotel"
1956 RCA records releases Elvis Presley's single "Heartbreak Hotel", his first million-seller (written by Mae Boren Axton and Tommy Durden)
"Il trovatore"
1961 Leontyne Price and Franco Corelli make debuts at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in "Il trovatore"; final curtain call lasts 35 minutes
- 1962 "Family Affair" opens at Billy Rose Theater NYC for 65 performances
- 1967 The Beatles sign a 9 year worldwide contract with EMI records
- 1968 "Darling of the Day" opens at George Abbott Theater NYC for 31 performances
"Treemonisha"
1972 World premiere of Scott Joplin's rediscovered opera "Treemonisha" at Morehouse College in Atlanta
Music Premiere
1974 Jules Styne, Betty Comdem & Adolph Green's musical "Lorelei", starring Carol Channing, opens at the Palace Theatre, NYC; runs for 320 performances
"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"
1982 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's biblical rock opera "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" opens at Royale Theatre, NYC; runs for 747 performances
"Milk & Honey"
1984 Geffen Records releases "Milk & Honey" album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, featuring un-released recordings made during the 1980 "Double Fantasy" sessions, including "Grow Old With Me"
Jackson Burned
1984 Michael Jackson is burned during filming for Pepsi commercial
- 1985 "Doug Henning & His World of Magic" closes at Lunt-Fontanne NY after 60 performances
13th American Music Awards
1986 13th American Music Awards: Whitney Houston, Huey Lewis and Crystal Gayle
24th American Music Awards
1997 24th American Music Awards: Toni Braxton & Alanis Morissette win
"Working On A Dream"
2009 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's 16th studio album "Working On A Dream", made with the E Street Band
- 2013 The Kiss nightclub fire in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, ignited by pyrotechnics used by a performing rock band kills 245 people and injures at least 600 others; most of the deaths were from toxic smoke inhalation, the club was over capacity and had no fire exits
