Handel's Failed Operation
1752 George Frideric Handel undergoes (failed) eye operation
- 1888 Concertgebouw Orchestra debuts in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, under the baton of founding conductor Willem Kes
Connecticut Yankee
1927 Rodgers & Hart's musical "Connecticut Yankee", based on Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court", opens at the Vanderbilt Theatre, NYC; runs for 421 performances
Music Premiere
1943 Dmitri Shostakovich's 8th Symphony premieres in Moscow
- 1945 Dmitri Shostakovich's 9th Symphony premieres in 25th season opening concert of the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, under Yevgeny Mravinsky
The Wizard of Oz
1956 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" televised for 1st time - hosted by Bert Lahr and Judy Garland's 10-year old daughter Liza Minnelli, as the finale of the Ford Star Jubilee series (CBS-TV)
Musical Finale
1974 Jules Styne, Betty Comdem & Adolph Green's musical "Lorelei", starring Carol Channing, closes at the Palace Theatre, NYC, after 320 performances
Menlove Avenue
1986 John Lennon's "Menlove Avenue" album released posthumously
I Will Always Love You
1992 "I Will Always Love You" (Dolly Parton cover) single released by Whitney Houston (Billboard Song of the Year 1993)
Rage Against the Machine
1992 Rock band Rage Against the Machine releases their debut album "Rage Against the Machine" featuring single "Killing in the Name"
Soul Train Music Awards
2009 23rd Soul Train Music Awards: Michael Jackson, Charlie Wilson & Chaka Khan win
Music History
2017 Jason Mraz makes his Broadway debut in the musical "Waitress"
Music History
2019 Olivia Newton-John's black leather outfit from the film "Grease" sells for $405,700 at auction in Beverly Hills, California
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
2023 38th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Kate Bush; Sheryl Crow; Missy Elliott; George Michael; Willie Nelson; Rage Against the Machine; The Spinners; DJ Kool Herc; Link Wray; Chaka Khan; Al Kooper; Bernie Taupin; and Don Cornelius
