Grand Polonaise Brillante
1835 Frédéric Chopin's "Grand Polonaise Brillante" premieres in Paris
Rossini Leaves Italy
1855 Composer Gioachino Rossini leaves Italy for the final time, returning to Paris, France
Shostakovich's 4th Symphony
1936 Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 4th Symphony
- 1947 Vivian Ellis and A. P. Herbert' musical "Bless the Bride" opena at the Adelphia Theatre in London; runs for 886 performances
Music Premiere
1965 Charles Ives' 4th Symphony premieres at Carnegie Hall, New York, 11 years after the composer's death
Company
1970 Stephen Sondheim's musical "Company", directed by Hal Prince, opens at Alvin Theater NYC; runs for 705 performances, wins 6 Tony Awards
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
1973 Galt MacDermot and John Guare's musical adaptation of William Shakespeare's "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" opens at the Phoenix Theatre in London's West End, running for 237 performances
- 1981 Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn' musical "Copperfield", based on Charles Dickens' novel "David Copperfeild", closes at ANTA Theater, NYC, after 13 performances
Music History
1982 Rod Stewart is mugged, gunman steals his $50,000 Porsche on Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, California
- 1987 "Barbara Cook: A Concert" closes at Ambassador NYC after 13 performances
TNN Viewers Choice Awards
1988 1st TNN Viewers choice awards: Randy Travis wins in 5 categories
- 1990 "Accomplice" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC for 52 performances
- 1992 "Metro" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 13 performances
- 1992 George C. Wolfe, Susan Birkenhead, and Luther Henderson's musical "Jelly's Last Jam", based on the life and work of Jelly Roll Morton, starring Gregory Hines and Savion Glover, opens at Virginia Theater, NYC; runs for 569 performances
- 1992 Robert Wright and George Forrest's musical "Grand Hotel" closes at Martin Beck Theater, NYC, after 1,018 performances, and 5 Tony Award wins
- 1993 "Shakespeare for My Father" opens at Helen Hayes Theatre, NYC; runs for 266 performances
- 1997 Cy Coleman and Ira Gasman' musical "The Life" opens at the Ethel Barrymore Theater, NYC; runs for 466 performances and wins 2 Tony Awards
Devils and Dust Released
2005 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's 13th studio album "Devils and Dust"
Music History
2013 Cory Monteith is reported to have completed treatment at a drug rehabilitation facility
Music History
2021 Kanye West's Nike Air Yeezy 1 Prototype trainers sell for a record $1.8 million in a private sale at Sotheby's
