Sibelius' 2nd Symphony
1902 1st performance of Jean Sibelius' 2nd Symphony, his most popular, by the Helsinki Philharmonic Society
Two's Company
1953 Vernon Duke, Ogden Nash and Sammy Cahn's musical revue "Two's Company", starring Bette Davis, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins, closes at Alvin Theater, NYC; runs for, after 90 performances
Radio Premiere
1962 The Beatles (with Pete Best) BBC radio debut - a cover of Roy Orbison's "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)", recorded the previous evening on stage at the Playhouse Theatre in Manchester
Golden Boy
1966 Lee Adams and Charles Strouse's musical adaptation of Clifford Odet's "Golden Boy", starring Sammy Davis Jr. closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 569 performances
Music History
1973 Paul & Linda McCartney are fined £100 for growing cannabis
Living Doll
1986 The Young Ones and Cliff Richard release new version of single "Living Doll" for Comic Relief charity
- 1989 "Heidi Chronicles" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 621 performances
Soul Train Music Awards
1997 11th Soul Train Music Awards: Curtis Mayfield, and Babyface win
- 2020 A police report is filed against Brian Ortega for allegedly slapping rapper Jay Park at UFC 248
- 2022 UK band Glass Animals' song "Heat Waves" sets new record of 59 weeks for longest time to reach No. 1 on US Billboard Top 100 [1]
