- 1811 Karol KurpiĆski's opera "Lucifer's Palace" premieres at the Warsaw Opera
- 1878 1st performance of New York Symphony Orchestra, led by Leopold Damrosch; the group competes with the New York Philharmonic, until merging in 1928
- 1885 Edward Jakobowski's opera "Ermine" premieres in London at the Comedy Theatre
The Beatles Meet Epstein
1961 The Beatles meet future manager Brian Epstein after a lunch time performance at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, England
- 1963 Lee Pockriss and Anne Croswell's musical "Tovarich" closes at Winter Garden Theater, NYC, after 264 performances
Music History
1964 Victor Borge's "Comedy in Music - Opus 2" opens at John Golden Theatre, NYC; runs for 192 performances
- 1966 Musical revue "Let's Sing Yiddish" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theatre, NYC; runs for 107 performances
With A Little Help From My Friends
1968 Joe Cocker's version of The Beatles song "With A Little Help From My Friends" becomes No. 1 single in the UK
An Evening with Julie Andrews & Harry Belafonte
1969 "An Evening with Julie Andrews and Harry Belafonte ", music special with arrangements by Michel Legrand, premieres on NBC-TV
- 1970 William Grant Still's Symphony No. 5 ("Western Hemisphere"), premiere performance, by the Oberlin College Orchestra led by Robert Baustian
Ringo
1973 Apple Records releases "Ringo", Ringo Starr's third studio album, in the UK - a week after its US release; his biggest commercial and critical success, featuring the singles "Photograph", "You're Sixteen", and "Oh My My"
Piano Man
1973 Columbia Records releases "Piano Man", singer-songwriter Billy Joel's second studio album
- 1985 Paul Schierhorn's rock musical "The News" closes at Helen Hayes Theater, NYC, after 4 performances
- 1988 Don Sebesky and Gloria Nissenson's musical "Prince of Central Park", starring Jo Anne Worley opens at Belasco Theater, NYC; runs for 4 performances
- 1993 "Cinderella" opens at New York State Theater, NYC; runs for 14 performances
- 1997 "The Scarlet Pimpernel" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC
- 1997 Revival of Anton Chekov's stage drama "The Cherry Orchard" closes at Martin Beck Theater, NYC, after limited run of 12 performances
38th Awards
2004 38th Country Music Association Awards: Kenny Chesney, Martina McBride & Keith Urban win
Bowie's Last Performance
2006 British rocker David Bowie performs on stage for the final time - three songs at a charity concert in New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom: "Wild Is the Wind", "Fantastic Voyage", and a duet of "Changes" with Alicia Keys
As I Am
2007 Alicia Keys releases her 3rd studio album "As I Am" (Grammy Award Best Female R&B Vocal Performance 2008, 2008 Billboard Album of the Year)
45th Awards
2011 45th Country Music Association Awards: Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert & Blake Shelton win
Love Yourself
2015 "Love Yourself" single released by Justin Bieber (Billboard Song of the Year 2016, Grammy Song of the Year)
- 2022 56th Country Music Association Awards: Luke Combs, Lainey Wilson & Chris Stapleton win