- 1887 Emmanuel Chabrier's opera "Le roi malgré lui" (King, in spite of himself) premieres at the Opéra-Comique in Paris; after 3 performances the theatre burns down
Esclarmonde
1889 Jules Massenet's opera "Esclarmonde" premieres in Paris
- 1897 Irish Music Festival 1st held in Dublin
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
1897 Paul Dukas' symphonic scherzo "The Sorcerer’s Apprentice" (used in Disney's Fantasia film) premieres, based on poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1948 Jerome Moross and John Latouche'a musical "Ballet Ballads" opens at Music Box Theater, NYC; for 62 performances
- 1950 "Liar" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 12 performances
- 1959 "Castin' My Spell" by The Johnny Otis Show hits #52
- 1959 "Judy" by David Seville hits #86
- 1959 "Russian Band Stand" by Spencer & Spencer hits #91
- 1961 "Donnybrook!" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 68 performances
- 1963 "Beast in Me" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 4 performances
- 1963 "If You Wanna Be Happy" by Jimmy Soul hits #1
Frost Interviews McCartney
1964 David Frost interviews Paul McCartney on BBC-TV
#1 in the Charts
1974 Novelty song "The Streak" by Ray Stevens hits #1
Music History
1985 Murray Head's "One Night In Bangkok" single (written by Tim Rice, and Abba's Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus) hits #3 in US
- 1986 "Singin' in the Rain" closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 367 performances
- 1996 41st Eurovision Song Contest: Eimear Quinn for Ireland wins singing "The Voice" in Oslo
- 1997 "King David" opens at New Amsterdam Theater NYC
- 1999 "Millennium" 3rd studio album by the Backstreet Boys is released - one of the best-selling albums of all time, over 30 million copies sold
Academy of Country Music Awards
2008 43rd Academy of Country Music Awards: Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, and Carrie Underwood win
- 2013 58th Eurovision Song Contest: Emmelie de Forest for Denmark wins singing "Only Teardrops" in Malmo
Billboard Music Awards
2014 21st Billboard Music Awards: Justin Timberlake wins 7; Imagine Dragons win 5; Pharrel Williams wins 4; Daft Punk & Miley Cyrus also win