Má Vlast
1882 Bedřich Smetana's complete "Má vlast" premieres, conducted by Adolf Čech, at Žofín Palace, in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia
- 1883 Edward Harrigan's musical farce "Cordelia's Aspirations" premieres at Theatre Comique, NYC
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
1894 Richard Strauss' tone poem "Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks" premieres
- 1901 Debut concert of the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Emil Młynarski; program features Zygmunt Stojowski's Symphony in D minor (Op. 21)
- 1919 Ir à Steringa Idzerda begins hosting "soirée-musical" on Dutch radio
- 1955 The rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens after being destroyed in World War II with Ludwig van Beethoven's "Fidelio"
The Nat King Cole Show
1956 "The Nat King Cole Show" debuts on NBC, the first variety program to be hosted by an African-American
- 1958 Gian Carlo Menotti's musical drama "Maria Golovin" opens at Martin Beck Theater, NYC; runs for 5 performances
- 1966 The Monkees score their 1st Billboard No. 1 - ‘Last Train To Clarksville’, written by Bobby Hart and Tommy Boyce
Hither Green Rail Crash
1967 The Hither Green rail crash in the United Kingdom kills 49 people; survivors include Bee Gee Robin Gibb
The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle
1973 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's second album "The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle"
- 1985 Paul Schierhorn's rock musical "The News" opens at Helen Hayes Theater, NYC; runs for 4 performances
Into the Woods
1987 Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's fairytale musical "Into the Woods" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC; runs for 764 performances, wins 3 Tony Awards and 5 Drama Desk Awards
Threepenny Opera
1989 Revival of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weil's "Threepenny Opera" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC; runs for 65 performances
- 1992 Revival of George Kelly's 1924 play "The Show Off", starring Boyd Gaines and Pat Carroll, opens at Criterion Center Stage Right, NYC; runs for 45 performances
Sonny Bono Re-Elected
1996 Voters in California re-elect entertainer Sonny Bono to US Congress
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