Schubert's Symphony No. 4
1849 Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 4, "The Tragic", premieres in Leipzig, more than 20 years after the composer's death
Bartòk's Dance Suite
1923 Hungarian composer Béla Bartók's orchestral work "Dance Suite" premieres, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the unification of the cities Buda and Pest
Jazz at the White House
1962 The Paul Winter Sextet performs the first jazz concert at the White House at the invitation of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy
- 1972 "Ambassador" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 9 performances
- 1972 Addy O. Fieger and Caryl Gabrielle Young's musical "Dear Oscar" closes at Playhouse Theater, NYC, after 5 performances
This Song
1976 George Harrison releases his single "This Song" on the album "Thirty Three & 1/3" as a direct and humorous response to the "My Sweet Lord"copyright lawsuit
Berry Released from Prison
1979 Chuck Berry released from prison for income tax evasion conviction
- 1983 Robert Whitney (79) conducts his final concert, leading the Louisville Orchestra at the opening of the Whitney Concert Hall at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts in Louisville, Kentucky
- 1990 Pop duo Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award after it is learned they did not sing on their award-winning "Girl You Know It's True" album
- 1992 "3 From Brooklyn" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 45 performances
- 1995 "Sacrilege" closes at Belasco Theater NYC after 21 performances
- 1995 "School for Scandal" opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 23 performances
- 1995 "The Beatles Anthology" documentary series premieres in US on ABC-TV; the 6-hour program airs over three nights that week
- 1996 Julia Sweeney's one-woman show "God Said Ha!" opens at Lyceum Theater, NYC; runs for 22 performances
- 1997 "Eugene Onegin" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC
- 1997 "Old Neighborhood" opens at Booth Theater NYC
Travelogue
2002 Nonesuch Records releases "Travelogue", Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's 18th studio album, a collection of re-worked versions her own songs, backed by an orchestra
- 2012 Plymouth Crown Court clears two farmers of health and safety offenses related to giant hay bale death of ELO cellist Mike Edwards [1]
Gershwin Prize
2014 American singer-songwriter and piano man Billy Joel receives Library of Congress Gershwin Prize at the White House in Washington, D.C.
Blinding Lights
2019 The Weeknd releases his single "Blinding Lights" - goes on to become the longest charting song on Billboards Top 100 at 90 weeks
Adele Releases "30"
2021 Adele releases her fourth studio album "30"
Raise The Roof
2021 Rounder Records releases "Raise The Roof", the second collaborative album by American bluegrass singer Alison Krauss and British rock vocalist Robert Plant
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