Messiah Premieres
1743 George Frideric Handel's oratorio "Messiah" premieres at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Haydn's 94th Symphony
1792 Joseph Haydn's 94th Symphony in G at the Hanover Square Rooms in London, England
- 1881 Gas lamp sets fire to Théâtre Municipal” opera house in Nice, France; 70 die, and building completely destroyed
Manfred
1886 Tchaikovsky's "Manfred" symphony premieres in Moscow, Russia, conducted by Max Erdmannsdörfer
Nellie Melba's Toast
1901 Australian opera star Dame Nellie Melba reveals secret of her now famous toast
Bartók's Violin Concerto
1939 1st performance of Béla Bartók's 2nd Violin Concerto at the Concertgebow, Amsterdam with Zoltán Székely on violin and Willem Mengelberg conducting the Concertgebouw Orchestra
In His Own Write
1964 "In His Own Write", a book of short stories, poems and drawings by John Lennon is published
Song To A Seagull
1968 Reprise Records releases "Song To A Seagull", Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's debut studio album
Hello Darlin'
1970 "Hello Darlin'" single released by Conway Twitty (Billboard Song of the Year, 1970)
Music Concert
1977 Elvis Presley begins his final concert tour
- 1979 Wings release "Goodnight Tonight"
Music History
1985 David Bowie is special surprise guest at Tina Turner concert at NEC arena in Birmingham, England; they perform duets of Bowie's "Tonight" and a medley of Chris Montez' "Let's Dance" and Bowie's song of the same name
- 1985 Julian Lennon's 1st concert (San Antonio Texas)
- 1988 Geffen Records releases "Chalk Mark In A Rain Storm", Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's 13th studio album
How to Succeed...
1995 Revival of Frank Loesser's musical "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater, NYC; runs for 548 performances
Theatrical Finale
1997 "Mandy Patinkin in Concert" closes at Lyceum Theater, NYC, after limited run of 16 performances
Livin' la Vida Loca
1999 "Livin' la Vida Loca" sung by Ricky Martin released - goes on to sell over 8 million copies
Bad Cinderella
2023 Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Zippel's musical "Bad Cinderella" opens at Imperial Theatre, NYC; runs for 85 performances