Silvana
1810 Carl Maria von Weber's opera "Silvana", starring his future wife Carone Brandt in the title role, premieres at the Nationaltheater in Frankfurt, Confederation of the Rhine (now Germany)
Music in the Air
1933 Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's musical "Music in the Air" closes at the 44th Street Theatre, NYC, after 342 performances
- 1948 "Heaven on Earth" opens at Century Theater NYC for 12 performances
- 1948 Robert Stolz and Robert Sour's musical "Mr Strauss Goes to Boston" closes at Century Theater, NYC after 12 performances
David Bowie's Name Change
1965 British singer Davie Jones changes his stage name to "David Bowie" to avoid confusion with the Monkee of the same name
Metropolitan Opera House
1966 Metropolitan Opera House opens in Lincoln Center, New York with Leontyne Price as Cleopatra in "Antony and Cleopatra" by Samuel Barber
- 1973 "Desert Song" closes at Uris Theater NYC after 15 performances
Drowning in Sea of Love
1977 Ringo Starr releases single "Drowning in Sea of Love" in the UK
- 1978 Grateful Dead perform in Cairo, Egypt
- 1979 Louis LaRusso II's stage drama "Knockout", starring Danny Aiello, closes at the Helen Hayes Theater, NYC, after 154 performances
- 1979 Russian Bolshoi Ballet dancers Leonid & Valentina Kozlov defect to US in Los Angeles, California
- 1988 Fish leaves rock group Marillion
Partners
2014 Barbra Streisand releases album "Partners" features duets with other artists, when reaches No 1, makes Streisand only recording-artist with top album in six decades
Farm Aid Concert
2017 Farm Aid held in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Jack Johnson, The Avett Brothers, Sheryl Crow, and Jamey Johnson [1]
- 2022 Singing drummer Ringo Starr releases his creatively titled third EP, "EP3"
