- 1931 Operetta "Viktoria & Her Hussar" by Paul Abraham (adapted for English by Harry Graham) premieres in London at Palace Theatre
- 1946 Arthur Kay's musical revue of highlights from Victor Herbert operettas "Gypsy Lady" opens at Century Theater, NYC; runs for 79 performances
- 1946 David Raksin and June Carroll's musical "If the Shoe Fits", featuring Gail Adams and Joe Besser, opens at Century Theater ,NYC; runs for 20 performances
- 1951 Musical revue "Borscht Capades" opens at Royale Theater, NYC; runs for 90 performances
- 1955 Sammy Fain and Dan Shapiro's musical comedy "Ankles Aweigh" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC. after 176 performances
- 1960 Musical revue "Vintage '60" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theatre, NYC, after 8 performances
Baby Love
1964 Motown Records releases The Supremes' single "Baby Love"; written and produced by the Holland-Dozier-Holland team, it becomes their second consecutive #1 record
- 1964 The Beatles are paid a then record $150,000 by baseball team owner Charles Finley for a concert at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on a scheduled day off; the group adds the song "Kansas City"/"Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" to their standard setlist, much to the delight of the crowd
TV Show Appearance
1967 American rock band "The Doors" appear for 1st and last time on "The Ed Sullivan Show"; singer Jim Morrison reneges on promise to change a lyric, prompting producers to offer no further invitations [1]
Television Debut
1967 British rock band "The Who" make US television debut, performing "My Generation" on "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour", and detonating Keith Moon's drum kit
Music History
1973 Stephen Sondheim's musical "A Little Night Music" transfers from the Shubert to the Majestic Theater, NYC
Music History
1976 British punk rock band the Sex Pistols play before a captive audience at Chelmsford Prison, Essex, England
Ringo's Rotogravure
1976 Polydor/Atlantic releases Ringo Starr' fifth studio album "Ringo's Rotogravure"
#1 in the Charts
1977 British-American band Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors" album is #1 for 19th straight week
- 1979 Russian Bolshoi Ballet dancers Leonid & Valentina Kozlov granted political asylum in US
Divine Madness
1980 Bette Midler's concert film "Divine Madness", directed by Michael Ritchie, premieres
Bad to the Bone
1982 "Bad to the Bone" single by George Thorogood and the Destroyers first released
Music History
1983 Vanessa Williams (20), Miss New York is crowned 56th Miss America 1984; 1st winner of African-American descent
Music History
1992 Frank Zappa conducts The Ensemble Modern in portions of his classical work "The Yellow Shark" in Frankfurt, Germany; receives a 20 minute standing ovation in what is his last public appearance
- 1995 Terrence McNally's dramatic play "Love! Valor! Compassion!" closes at Walter Kerr Theater, NYC, after 276 performances and 2 Tony Award wins
Farm Aid Concert
2000 Farm Aid 13 held in Bristow, Virginia; performers include Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, CSN&Y, Arlo Guthrie, Sawyer Brown, Alan Jackson, Travis Tritt, North Mississippi Allstars, Barenaked Ladies, and Tipper Gore [1]
Music History
2003 Billy Corgan presents his poetry at the Art Institute of Chicago's Rubloff Auditorium
Hall of Fame
2005 Diana DeGarmo receives the Horizon Award at the Georgia Music Hall Of Fame Awards ceremony
Who Is Harry Nilsson
2010 Documentary film "Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him)?" released theatrically
- 2016 Farm Aid held in Bristow, Virginia; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Alabama Shakes, Sturgill Simpson, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Jamey Johnson & Alison Krauss, Margo Price, and The Wisdom Indian Dancers [1]
