- 1843 Opera "Bohemian Girl" by Michael William Balfe with a libretto by Alfred Bunn first produced in London
Also Sprach Zarathustra
1896 "Also Sprach Zarathustra" (Thus Spake Zarathustra) by Richard Strauss, inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophical novel, debuts in Frankfurt
Die Neugierigen Frauen
1903 Opera "Die Neugierigen Frauen" by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari is produced in Munich
Paderewski Resigns
1919 Ignacy Jan Paderewski resigns as Polish Prime Minister after ten months
Miraculous Mandarin
1926 Béla Bartók's ballet "Miraculous Mandarin" premieres at the Cologne Opera, Germany, conducted by Eugen Szenkar
- 1937 Pro-labor musical revue "Pins & Needles" opens, produced by ILGWU
Frank Sinatra Arrested
1938 Bergen County (New Jersey) sheriff's department arrests American singer Frank Sinatra (23) on charge of "seduction", later withdrawn and amended to adultery, and shortly thereafter case dismissed
Musical Finale
1954 Andrew Schwartz and Dorothy Fields' musical "By the Beautiful Sea", starring Shirley Booth, closes at the Theatre, NYC, after 270 performances
Jimi Hendrix in Ireland
1967 Jimi Hendrix headlines bill (including The Move and Pink Floyd) for 2 shows at Whitla Hall, Queens College, in Belfast - his only concerts in Ireland
- 1967 The Beatles release their album "Magical Mystery Tour" in US; issued as an EP in UK in December
All Things Must Pass
1970 Apple Records releases George Harrison's triple album set "All Things Must Pass" - it becomes the best selling solo release of any of the Beatles, going 6X Platinum
Comedy with Music
1977 Victor Borge's "Comedy with Music" closes at Imperial Theater, NYC, after 66 performances
- 1989 George Harrison releases music singles "Cheer Down" and "Poor Little Girl"
- 1991 Revival of Leigh, Charlap, Styne, Comden and Green's musical "Peter Pan", starring Cathy Rigby, opens at Minskoff Theater, NYC; runs for 48 performances
Frozen
2013 "Frozen", the highest-grossing animated film of all time, starring Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell, is released
