Symphony No. 2
1846 Robert Schumann's 2nd Symphony in C premieres at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Germany, with Felix Mendelssohn conducting
- 1882 Bedřich Smetana's complete "Má Vlast" premieres, conducted by Adolf Čech, at Žofín Palace, Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic)
- 1883 Edward Harrigan's musical farce "Cordelia's Aspirations" premieres at Theatre Comique, NYC
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
1894 Richard Strauss' tone poem "Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks" premieres
Music Premiere
1939 Dmitri Shostakovich's 6th Symphony premieres in Leningrad
- 1955 The rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens after it was destroyed in World War II, with Ludwig van Beethoven's "Fidelio"
The Nat King Cole Show
1956 "The Nat King Cole Show" debuts on NBC, the first variety program to be hosted by an African-American
Music History
1967 The Hither Green rail crash in the United Kingdom kills 49 people; survivors include Bee Gee Robin Gibb
The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle
1973 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's second album "The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle"
- 1974 Dmitri Shostakovich completes Michelangelo songs
Gone Troppo
1982 George Harrison releases "Gone Troppo", his tenth solo album
- 1985 Paul Schierhorn's rock musical "The News" opens at Helen Hayes Theater, NYC; runs for 4 performances
Into the Woods
1987 Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's fairytale musical "Into the Woods" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC; runs for 764 performances, wins 3 Tony Awards and 5 Drama Desk Awards
Music History
1989 Revival of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weil's "Threepenny Opera" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC; runs for 65 performances
- 1992 Revival of George Kelly's 1924 play "The Show Off", starring Boyd Gaines and Pat Carroll, opens at Criterion Center Stage Right, NYC; runs for 45 performances
Election of Interest
1996 Voters in California re-elect entertainer Sonny Bono to US Congress
Country Music Association Awards
2003 37th Country Music Association Awards: Alan Jackson & Martina McBride win
Music History
2010 Keith Richards' autobiography "Life" tops New York Times bestseller list
Country Music Association Awards
2014 48th Country Music Association Awards: Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert & Blake Shelton win
Music History
2018 Spice Girls announce a new tour, without "Posh Spice" Victoria Beckham
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
2022 37th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo; Duran Duran; Eminem; Eurythmics; Dolly Parton; Lionel Richie; Carly Simon; Judas Priest; Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis; Harry Belafonte; Elizabeth Cotten; Allen Grubman; Jimmy Iovine; and Sylvia Robinson [1]