Tchaikovsky's "Iolanta"
1893 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's final opera "Iolanta", is first performed outside of Russia in Hamburg, Germany
Chant de Nigamo
1920 Arthur Honegger's symphonic poem "Chant de Nigamon," premieres at the Cirque d'Hiver in Paris, France
Symphonic Dances
1941 Sergei Rachmaninoff's final composition "Symphonic Dances" premieres in Philadelphia, with Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra
Music History
1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "Two Virgins" album declared pornographic in New Jersey
- 1970 Bill Jacob and Patti Jacob's musical "Jimmy", starring Frank Gorshin and Anita Gillette, loosely based on the life of NYC mayor Jimmy Walker (1926-32). closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 84 performances
- 1970 Jerry Herman's musical "Mame" closes at The Broadway Theater, NYC, after 1508 performances and 3 Tony Awards
- 1971 Murray Rumshinsky and Jacob Jacobs' musical "The President's Daughter" closes at Billy Rose Theater, NYC, after 72 performances
Price's Final Aida Appearance
1985 Leontyne Price makes her final operatic appearance in a televised performance of "Aida" at the Metropolitan Opera, New York.
Aretha Franklin 1st Female
1987 Aretha Franklin is the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- 1987 Marvin Hamlisch and Howard Ashman's musical "Smile", loosely based on the 1975 film of the same name, closes at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC, after 48 performances
Musical Finale
1987 Musical revue "Oh, Coward!" featuring the songs of Noël Coward, closes at the Helen Hayes Theater, NYC, after 56 performances
Roy Orbison and Friends
1988 Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night premieres on Cinemax; concert performance includes James Burton; Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, and k.d. lang)
- 1993 "A Christmas Carol" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 22 performances
- 1993 "Catskills on Broadway" closes at Lunt-Fontanne NYC after 452 performances
- 1993 "Tommy Tune Tonite! Song & Dance Act" closes at Gershwin, NYC, after 10 performances
Musical Finale
1993 Lucy Simon & Marsha Norman's musical "The Secret Garden", based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel, starring Daisy Eagan and Mandy Patinkin, closes at St James Theater NYC after 706 performances and 3 Tony Awards
Theatrical Finale
1993 Neil Simon's stage comic-drama "Lost in Yonkers", starring Mercedes Ruehl and Kevin Spacey, closes at Richard Rodgers Theatre, NYC, after 780 performances, 5 Tony Awards wins, and a Pulitzer Prize
Roth Cancels Las Vegas Residency
2022 Rock singer David Lee Roth cancels his pre-retirement residency in Las Vegas due to "unforeseen circumstances related to COVID"
