"The Battle of the Huns"
1857 Franz Liszt's symphonic poem "Hunnenschlacht (The Battle of the Huns)" premieres in Weimar
"The Entertainer"
1902 Scot Joplin copyrights "The Entertainer" and several other piano rag compositions through the US Copyright Office
- 1911 San Francisco Symphony forms
"Flying Down to Rio"
1932 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers' 1st movie together "Flying Down to Rio", directed by Thornton Freeland, premieres in NYC
Music History
1948 Benjamin Britten's opera "The Rape of Lucretia" opens at Ziegfeld Theater, NYC; runs for 23 performances
"You'll Never Know"
1955 Barbra Streisand's 1st recording "You'll Never Know" at age 13
"My World is Empty Without You"
1965 The Supremes release single "My World is Empty Without You"
- 1973 Jerry Livingston, Leonard Adelson and Mack David's musical "Molly", starring Kaye Ballard closes at Alvin Theater. NYC, after 68 performances
Bob Marley Stamp
1982 Jamaican Post issues commemorative postage stamp featuring reggae singer Bob Marley
"A Christmas Carol"
1991 "A Christmas Carol", starring Patrick Stewart, in a one-man show, closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater, NYC, after a limited run of 14 performances
Courtney Love Sues
1993 Courtney Love sues doctors for leaking news of her methadone treatment
Theatrical Finale
1996 David Copperfield's magic show "Dreams and Nightmares" closes at Martin Beck Theater, NYC, after 55 performances
