Symphony No. 0
1924 Franz Moissl conducts 1st performance of Anton Bruckner's "Symphony No. 0" in Klosterneuburg, Austria
Jubilee
1935 Cole Porter's musical "Jubilee" opens at the Imperial Theatre, NYC; runs for 167 performances
Columbus Day Riot
1944 "Columbus Day Riot": 30,000 fans descend on NYC's Times Square for singer Frank Sinatra's performance at Paramount Theatre (capacity 3,500)
Simply Heavenly
1957 David Martin and Langston Hughes' musical "Simply Heavenly", based on Hughes' novel "Simple Takes A Wife", closes at the Playhouse Theater, NYC. after 62 performances
- 1957 Ronny Graham, Sidney Carroll, June Carroll, Arthur Siegel and Dorothea Freitag's musical review "Mask and Gown" closes at the John Golden Theatre, NYC, after 39 performances
- 1961 Jay Livingston and Ray Evans' musical "Let It Ride", starring George Gobel and Sam Levene, opens at the Eugene O'Neill Theater, NYC; runs for 68 performances
- 1963 Rick Besoyan's musical "Student Gypsy" closes at 84th St Theater, NYC, after 16 performances
Noël Coward's Sweet Potato
1968 "Noël Coward's Sweet Potato" closes at Barrymore Theater, NYC, after 17 performances
Jesus Christ Superstar
1971 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar", starring Jeff Fenholt and Ben Vereen opens at Mark Hellinger Theatre, NYC; runs for 711 performances
- 1972 Bill Weeden and David Finkle's musical "Hurry, Harry" opens at the Ritz Theater, NYC; runs for 2 performances
Sid Vicious Charged
1978 Sid Vicious charged with murder of girlfriend Nancy Spungen
- 1980 7 stabbed in a fight at Blood, Sweat & Tears concert in Los Angeles
Your Arms are Too Short to Box With God
1980 Revival of Alex Bradford, Vinnette Carroll, and Micki Grant's "Your Arms are Too Short to Box With God", based on the Bible's Book of Matthew, and featuring Jennifer Holliday, closes at the Ambassador Theatre, NYC, after 149 performances
- 1981 Jimmy Horowitz and Leo Rost's rock musical "Marlowe", a fictionalized account of Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe, opens at Rialto Theater NYC for 48 performances
- 1987 21st Country Music Association Awards: Hank William Jr wins
Got My Mind Set On You
1987 George Harrison releases single "Got My Mind Set On You", it becomes his third solo #1 hit, and the last chart-topper by any of the former Beatles
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
1989 Jukebox musical "Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story" with Paul Hipp, opens at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London's West End
- 1993 Richard Baer's stage play "Mixed Emotions", starring Harold Gould and Katherine Helmond, opens at the John Golden Theater, NYC; runs for 48 performances
- 1995 "Patti LuPone on Broadway" opens at the Walter Kerr Theatre, NYC; runs for 46 performances
Farm Aid Concert
1996 Farm Aid IX held in Columbia, South Carolina; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Hootie and the Blowfish, The Beach Boys, Son Volt, Robert Earl Keen, Martina McBride, Jewel, and John Conlee [1]
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
2023 Concert film “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” premieres at the Grove Shopping Complex in Los Angeles [1]
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