Schubert's Symphony No. 4
1849 Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 4, "The Tragic", premieres in Leipzig, more than 20 years after the composer's death
Bartòk's Dance Suite
1923 Hungarian composer Béla Bartòk's orchestral work "Dance Suite" premieres, celebrating 50th anniversary of cities of Buda and Pest uniting
- 1972 "Ambassador" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 9 performances
- 1972 "Dear Oscar" closes at Playhouse Theater NYC after 5 performances
This Song
1976 George Harrison releases single "This Song", an expression of his frustration at being sued for copyright infringement
Chuck Berry Released
1979 Chuck Berry released from prison for income tax evasion conviction
- 1983 Robert Whitney (79) conducts his final concert, leading the Louisville Orchestra at the opening of the Whitney Concert Hall at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts in Louisville, Kentucky
"I'm Not Rappaport"
1985 Herb Gardner's stage comedy "I'm Not Rappaport", starring Judd Hirsch and Cleavon Little, opens at the Booth Theatre, NYC; runs 891 performances, with 3 Tony Award wins
- 1990 Pop duo Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award after it is learned they did not sing on their award-winning "Girl You Know Its True" album
- 1992 "3 From Brooklyn" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 45 performances
- 1995 "Sacrilege" closes at Belasco Theater NYC after 21 performances
- 1995 "School for Scandal" opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 23 performances
- 1995 "The Beatles Anthology" documentary series premieres in US on ABC-TV; the 6-hour program airs over three nights that week
- 1996 "Sex & Longing" closes at Cort Theater NYC
- 1996 Julia Sweeney's one-woman show "God Said Ha!" opens at Lyceum Theater, NYC; runs for 22 performances
- 1997 "Eugene Onegin" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC
- 1997 "Old Neighborhood" opens at Booth Theater NYC
Travelogue
2002 Nonesuch Records releases "Travelogue", Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's 18th studio album, a collection of re-worked versions her own songs, backed by an orchestra
Bill Joel
2014 American singer-songwriter and piano man Billy Joel receives Library of Congress Gershwin Prize at the White House in Washington, D.C.
Mars, Gaga, Urban and Imagine Dragons Win
2017 45th American Music Awards: Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Imagine Dragons & Keith Urban win
Blinding Lights
2019 The Weeknd releases his single "Blinding Lights" - goes on to become the longest charting song on Billboards Top 100 at 90 weeks
Raise The Roof
2021 Rounder Records releases "Raise The Roof", the 2nd collaborative album by American bluegrass singer Alison Krauss and British rock vocalist Robert Plant
