- 1851 Opera "La Perle Du Brésil" is produced (Paris)
La Forza del Destino
1862 Opera "La Forza del Destino" by Giuseppe Verdi debuts at Bolshoi Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia [Nov 10 O.S.]
- 1898 Pietro Mascagni's opera "Iris" premieres at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome, Italy
Bolero
1928 Orchestral work "Bolero" by Maurice Ravel first performed publicly in Paris, France
Meet Me In St Louis
1944 Film musical "Meet Me In St Louis", starring Judy Garland, and directed by Vincente Minnelli, premieres at Loew’s State Theater on Washington Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri
RCA Records Best Investment
1955 RCA Records makes its best investment, paying $35,000 to Sun Records for Elvis Presley's contract
Miles Davis Quintet
1957 Miles Davis Quintet debuts a jazz concert at Carnegie Hall, NYC
- 1963 The Beatles release their second album "With the Beatles" in UK
- 1965 Mitch Leigh, and Joe Darion's musical "Man of La Mancha", starring Richard Kiley opens at ANTA Washington Square Theater, NYC; runs for 2329 performances, wins 5 Tony Awards
- 1967 BBC unofficially bans "I Am the Walrus" by Beatles, due to the suggestive lyric “Boy, you've been a naughty girl you let your knickers down."
The Producers
1967 Mel Brooks' first film, "The Producers" starring Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder has a disastrous premiere and is almost shelved - later goes on to win an Oscar and achieve cult status
- 1968 The Beatles release "The Beatles" (White Album), their only double album
- 1971 English translation of Dan Almagor's Israeli musical "Only Fools Are Sad" opens at Edison Theater, NYC; runs for 144 performances
- 1981 Jimmy Horowitz and Leo Rost's rock musical "Marlowe", a fictionalized account of Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe, closes at Rialto Theater, NYC, after 48 performances
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
1993 Neil Simon's comedy "Laughter on the 23rd Floor", inspired by his early job writing for Sid Caesar, opens at Richard Rodgers Theater, NYC; runs for 320 performances
How Do You Like Me Now?!
1999 "How Do You Like Me Now?!" single released by Toby Keith (Billboard Song of the Year 2000)
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2010 Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records release American rapper and producer Kanye West's 5th studio album, "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy"
Pink Friday
2010 Universal-Motown Records releases Trinidadian-born American rapper Nicki Minaj's debut album "Pink Friday"
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