- 1831 Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera "Robert le diable" (Robert the Devil) premieres at the Paris Opéra
Feuersnot
1901 Richard Strauss' opera "Feuersnot" premieres in Dresden
Anything Goes
1934 Cole Porter's musical "Anything Goes" opens at the Alvin Theatre, NYC, later transferred to 46th Street Theatre; runs for 420 performances
Shostakovich's 5th Symphony
1937 Dmitri Shostakovich's 5th Symphony premieres in Lenningrad, with the ovation lasting over an hour
Britten's String Quartet No. 2
1945 Benjamin Britten's String Quartet No. 2 premieres at the Wigmore Hall, London, played by the Zorian Quartet
Benny and Nixon Duet
1959 Entertainer Jack Benny (violin) and US Vice-President Richard Nixon (piano) play their famed duet
- 1964 "Something More!" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 15 performances
- 1964 "Zizi" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 49 performances
I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
1968 The Supremes & The Temptations release "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"
Linda McCartney
1975 Linda McCartney drug charges in US are dropped
- 1977 "All 'N All" 8th studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1978)
Lennon and Ono Pose
1980 John Lennon and Yoko Ono pose nude for photographer Allan Tannenbaum
Physical
1981 Olivia Newton-John's "Physical" single goes #1 & stays for 10 weeks
The Ghost of Tom Joad
1995 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's 11th studio album "The Ghost of Tom Joad"; wins Grammy Award for best Contemporary Folk Album
- 1996 "Rehearsal" opens at Criterion Theater NYC
Clarkson, Paul and Flatts Win
2006 34thAmerican Music Awards: Kelly Clarkson, Sean Paul & Rascal Flatts win
- 2006 Daughtry release their debut album “Daughtry” (2007 Billboard Album of the Year, American Music Awards Favorite Pop-Rock Album 2007)
Gaga and Bieber Win
2010 38th American Music Awards: Lady Gaga & Justin Bieber win
Happy
2013 "Happy" single is released by Pharrell Williams (Billboard Song of the Year 2014, Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance 2015)
Swift, Sheeran, Drake Win
2021 49th American Music Awards: BTS, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Drake & Luke Bryan win
Music History
2023 Bradley Cooper's film "Maestro" about conductor Leonard Bernstein's marriage to actress Felicia Montealegre is released in US
