- 1600 Ottario Rinuccini and Giulio Caccini's opera "Euridice" published
Rosamunde
1823 Play "Rosamunde, Princess of Cyprus" by Helmina von Chézy with incidental music by Franz Schubert premieres in Vienna
- 1943 "Internationale" is no longer used as USSR National Anthem
Milhaud's 2nd Symphony
1946 Darius Milhaud's Symphony No. 2 premieres with the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by the composer; the work is commissioned as a memorial to the wife of the group's music director, Serge Koussevitzky
Beauty And The Beast
1949 Maurice Ravel and John Cranko's ballet "Beauty And The Beast" premieres
1957 Elvis Presley receives his draft notice to join the US Army for national service during the peacetime draft
Osmond Brothers Debut
1962 American pop singing group the Osmond Brothers debut on "The Andy Williams Show"
- 1967 Ian Anderson and Glenn Cornick form rock group "Jethro Tull" in Blackpool, England
Leaving On A Jet Plane
1969 Peter, Paul and Mary's cover of John Denver's song "Leaving On A Jet Plane" reaches #1
The Sunshine Boys
1972 Neil Simon's play "The Sunshine Boys" starring Jack Albertson and Sam Levene, and directed by Alan Arkin, opens at Broadhurst Theater (later transferring Shubert, then the Lunt-Fontanne), NYC; runs for 538 performances, winning 2 Tony Awards
- 1976 Richard Adler and Will Holt's musical "Music Is", based on William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night", opens at St James Theater, NYC; runs for 8 performances
- 1979 Garry Sherman and Peter Udell's musical "Comin' Uptown", based on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", and starring Gregory Hines, opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 45 performances
- 1981 Harry Krieger and Tom Eyen's musical "Dreamgirls" opens at the Imperial Theater, NYC; runs for 1522 performances, wins 6 Tony Awards, 5 Drama Desk Awards, and 2 Grammy Awards
Paul Robeson
1995 Revival of Phillip Hayes Dean's drama "Paul Robeson" opens at Longacre Theater, NYC; runs for 14 performances
The Breakthrough
2005 Geffen Records releases "The Breakthrough," the seventh studio album by Mary J. Blige; it wins three Grammy Awards and sells over three million copies
Gaga's Vegas Deal
2017 Lady Gaga signs Las Vegas residency deal for $75m at MGM Park Theatre
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