Valkyrie Premieres
1870 Richard Wagner's opera "Valkyrie", second in his Ring Cycle premieres in Munich, featuring "Ride of the Valkyries"
Mahler's 9th Symphony
1912 Gustav Mahler's 9th Symphony premieres in Vienna, Austria with Bruno Walter conducting the Vienna Philharmonic
- 1924 "Ziegfeld Follies of 1924", featuring Billie Burke and W.C. Fields, opens at the New Amsterdam Theatre, NYC
The Eve of St Mark
1943 Maxwell Anderson's stage drama "The Eve of St Mark" closes at the Cort Theatre, NYC, after 307 performances
The Amen Corner
1965 James Baldwin's 1954 stage drama "The Amen Corner" closes at Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC, after 84 performances
Elvis Presley's Last Performance
1977 Elvis Presley sings in Indianapolis, the last performance of his career
Here We Are at Last
1984 Barbra Streisand records "Here We Are at Last"
King's Record Shop
1987 Columbia Records releases "King's Record Shop", the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash, and the final of her albums produced by husband Rodney Crowell
- 1991 "Getting Married" opens at Circle in Sq Theater NYC for 70 performances
Glastonbury Festival
1992 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Shakespear's Sister, and Youssou N'Dour headline; other performers include Lou Reed, Kirsty MacColl, Tom Jones, Joan Armatrading, Richard Thompson, Billy Bragg, Television, and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band
- 1994 "Broken Glass" closes at Booth Theater NYC after 73 performances
- 1994 "Medea" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 82 performances
Glastonbury Festival
1998 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Primal Scream, Blur, and Pulp headline; other performers include Bob Dylan, Tony Bennett, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Tori Amos, The Foo Fighters, and Hothouse Flowers
Glastonbury Festival
2013 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Arctic Monkeys, The Rolling Stones, and Mumford and Sons headline; other performers include Elvis Costello, Vampire Weekend, The Lumineers, Billy Bragg, Kenny Rogers, and Rufus Wainwright
The Moment of Truth
2013 Peter Ustinov's "The Moment of Truth" opens at Southwark Playhouse in London starring Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley)
Glastonbury Festival
2019 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: American rock band The Killers headline; Kylie Minogue plays the Pyramid stage 14 years after cancer forced her to cancel; other performers include Bastille, Hozier, and Mavis Staples
