- 1885 Opera "El Cid" premieres (Paris)
- 1955 "Pipe Dream" opens at Shubert Theater, NYC; runs for 245 performances
Happy Hunting
1957 Harold Karr and Matt Dubey's musical "Happy Hunting", starring Ethel Merman and Fernando Lamas, closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 413 performances
Neil Diamond
1969 American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond makes his only appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show", singing "Sweet Caroline" and "Holly, Holy"
- 1974 "Good Evening" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 438 performances
Mack & Mabel
1974 Jerry Herman's musical "Mack & Mabel", about the romance between silent film figures Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand, starring Robert Preston and Bernadette Peters, closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 66 performances
The Wall
1979 Pink Floyd's album "The Wall" is released and sells six million copies in two weeks
- 1980 "Banjo Dancing" closes at Century Theater NYC after 38 performances
Perfectly Frank
1980 Musical revue "Perfectly Frank", featuring songs by Frank Loesser, opens at Helen Hayes Theater, NYC; runs for 16 performances
Thriller
1982 "Thriller," the sixth studio album by Michael Jackson is released (Grammy Award Album of the Year 1984, best-selling album of all time, Billboard Album of the Year 1983)
- 1986 "Flamenco Puro" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 40 performances
- 1991 Rob Pilatus, 27, of disgraced pop duo Milli Vanilli attempts suicide
- 1994 First Beatles album in 25 years, "Live at the BBC," is released in Britain
- 1997 "Eugene Onegin" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC
Breakaway
2004 RCA releases "Breakaway", Kelly Clarkson's 2nd studio album; wins 2 Grammy Awards and becomes her best selling album to date with over 12 million units sold
Barbados A Republic
2021 Barbados becomes a Republic, removing Queen Elizabeth II as head of state in a ceremony with Sandra Mason sworn in as the first President, with Rihanna declared a national hero
Josephine Baker
2021 Josephine Baker becomes the first Black woman to be honored at Paris' Panthéon, France's highest honor
Spotify Most Streamed
2022 Harry Styles' single "As It Was" is the most streamed song globally on Spotify in 2022, with Bad Bunny as the most listened-to artist [1]
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