Bruckner's 8th Symphony
1892 Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 premieres at the Vienna Musikverein, with Hans Richter leading the Vienna Philharmonic
The Nutcracker
1892 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker" premieres in Saint Petersburg, Russia, now the world's most performed ballet; his final opera "Isolanta" also premieres
Shostakovich's 13th Symphony
1962 Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 13 premieres at the Large Hall of the Moscow Conservatory in Moscow
Cooke's Funeral Disrupted
1964 During funeral service held for soul singer Sam Cooke, fans cause damage to funeral home
- 1965 "La Grusse Valise" closes at 54th St Theater NYC after 7 performances
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1968 Musical-fantasy film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", co-written by Roald Dahl and director Ken Hughes, starring Dick Van Dyke and Sally Ann Howes, with songs by Sherman and Sherman, premieres in NYC
- 1970 "Me Nobody Knows" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 587 performances
- 1971 CBS radio cancels Saturday morning band concerts
Jerry's Girls
1985 Jerry Herman's musical revue "Jerry's Girls" opens at St James Theater, NYC; runs for 139 performances
- 1994 Revival of Donald Margulies' stage dramedy "What's Wrong With This Picture?" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theatre, NYC, after 12 performances
- 1994 Stand-up comedy revue "Comedy Tonight", featuring Mort Sahl, Dorothy Loudon, Michael Davis, and Joy Behar, opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC; runs for 9 performances
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