Brahms Symphony No. 1
1876 Johannes Brahms' 1st Symphony in C premieres in Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden
- 1890 Alexander Borodin's opera "Prince Igor" debuts at Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia
Way of the World
1901 Clyde Fitch's stage play "Way of the World" opens at the Savoy Theatre, NYC; runs for 48 performances
- 1908 Brooklyn Academy of Music opens in NYC
Susanna's Secret
1909 Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's opera "Il Segreto di Susanna" (Susanna's Secret) is first produced in Munich, Germany
Park Avenue
1946 Arthur Schwartz, Ira Gershwin, and George S. Kaufman's musical "Park Avenue" opens at the Shubert Theater, NYC; runs for 72 performances
- 1954 Harold Rome, S. N. Behrman, and Joshua Logan's musical romance "Fanny", starring Ezio Pinza, Walter Slezak, and Florence Henderson, opens at the Majestic Theater, NYC; runs for 888 performances, winning one Tony Award
Dylan's Carnegie Hall Debut
1961 American folk singer-songwriter Bob Dylan makes his Carnegie Hall (NYC) debut; tickets priced at $2.00 [1]
Rattle Your Jewelry
1963 John Lennon utters his famous quip at a Royal Variety Performance at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London: "For our last number, I'd like to ask your help. Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? And for the rest of you, if you’ll just rattle your jewelry"
- 1964 American pianist and composer Terry Riley and musicians premiere his work "In C" at Tape Music Center, San Francisco; the piece is often cited as the first minimalist masterpiece [1]
Pink Floyd Debut
1967 British rock band Pink Floyd make US live debut, sharing bill with Big Brother & The Holding Company, and singer-songwriter Richie Havens, at the Winterland Auditorium, San Francisco, California
Wichita Lineman
1968 Capitol Records releases "Wichita Lineman", the 12th album by Glen Campbell (Billboard Album of the Year, 1969)
Hearts and Bones
1983 Warner Bros. Records releases "Hearts and Bones", the sixth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon
Purple Rain Tour
1984 Funk-rocker Prince opens his "Purple Rain" tour featuring his new band 'The Revolution' with the 1st of seven shows at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan
- 1990 Alan Janes' jukebox musical "Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story", starring Paul Hipp, opens at Shubert Theatre, NYC; runs for 225 performances
Trial of Interest
1993 Elton John is awarded $518,700 by Sunday Mirror for a false report on his diet
Indiscretions
1995 Revival of Jean Cocteau's stage drama "Indiscretions" ("Les parents terribles"), starring Eileen Atkins, Roger Rees, and Kathleen Turner, closes at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC, after 220 performances
"Spice" Album Release
1996 British girl group the Spice Girls release their debut album "Spice", goes on to sell 23 million copies
Come On Over
1997 Mercury Nashville Records releases "Come On Over", the 3rd studio album by country music singer Shania Twain (Billboard Album of the Year, 1999)
Shock'n Y'all
2003 "Shock'n Y'all" 8th studio album by Toby Keith is released (Billboard Album of the Year 2004)
- 2008 American "Deftones" bassist Chi Cheng (38) suffers serious injuries in an automobile crash in Santa Clara, California, as a seatbelt-less passenger, dying 4-1/2 years later
Highest Paid Musician
2015 Katy Perry is the highest paid musician of the year, earning $135 million, according to Forbes Magazine
Live at the Bon Soir
2022 Columbia Records releases album "Barbra Streisand - Live At The Bon Soir", recorded in an NYC nightclub in November 1962
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