Nocturnes
1901 1st complete performance of Claude Debussy's orchestral composition "Nocturnes" by the Lamoureux Orchestra conducted by Camille Chevillard, in Paris, France
My Darlin' Aida
1952 Charles Friedman and Giuseppe Verdi's musical '"My Darlin' Aida", an adaptation of Verdi's opera "Aida" opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 89 performances
- 1960 American pop and soul singer Ben E. King records "Spanish Harlem" & "Stand By Me" in NYC
Music Premiere
1961 David Diamond's 8th Symphony premieres with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein
Music History
1962 Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and Jonathan Miller comedy revue "Beyond the Fringe" opens at John Golden Theater, NYC; runs for 667 performances
Music History
1975 Covers of both Time (“Rock’s New Sensation”) and Newsweek (“Making of a Rock Star”) magazines feature rock singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen
Wrack My Brain
1981 Ringo Starr releases single "Wrack My Brain", written and produced by George Harrison, and album "Stop and Smell the Roses" in the US
Music History
1983 Larry Flynt pays hitman $1M to kill Hugh Hefner, Bob Guccione, Walter Annenberg, and Frank Sinatra; Flynt's business manager immediately stops payment; Flynt claims he was just joking
Pretty Little Head
1986 Paul McCartney releases single "Pretty Little Head"
Lettice & Lovage
1987 Peter Shaffer's musical "Lettice & Lovage" premieres in London
Music History
1991 Revival of Harold Pinter's stage drama "The Homecoming" opens at Criterion Theater. NYC; for limited run of 49 performances
Music History
1998 The Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act is signed into law by US President Bill Clinton
- 2014 "Montevallo" debut album by Sam Hunt is released (American Country Countdown Award Digital Album of the Year 2016, Billboard Album of the Year 2015)
1989
2014 Taylor Swift releases her 5th studio album "1989" (2015 Billboard Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2016)
- 2023 Taylor Swift releases her “1989 (Taylor’s Version),” album, beating her own Spotify record for most streams in a day [1]
