Today's 29 December Music in History

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The Battle of the Huns

1857 Franz Liszt's symphonic poem "Hunnenschlacht (The Battle of the Huns)" premieres in Weimar

The Entertainer

1902 Scott Joplin copyrights "The Entertainer" and several other piano rag compositions with the US Copyright Office

  • 1911 San Francisco Symphony forms

Flying Down to Rio

1932 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers star together for the first time in "Flying Down to Rio," directed by Thornton Freeland, which premieres in New York City

The Rape of Lucretia

1948 Benjamin Britten's opera "The Rape of Lucretia" opens at Ziegfeld Theater, NYC; runs for 23 performances

My World is Empty Without You

1965 The Supremes release single "My World is Empty Without You"

  • 1973 Jerry Livingston, Leonard Adelson and Mack David's musical "Molly", starring Kaye Ballard closes at Alvin Theater. NYC, after 68 performances

Bob Marley Stamp

1982 Jamaican Post issues commemorative postage stamp featuring reggae singer Bob Marley

A Christmas Carol

1991 "A Christmas Carol", starring Patrick Stewart, in a one-man show, closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater, NYC, after a limited run of 14 performances

Courtney Love Sues

1993 Courtney Love sues doctors for leaking news of her methadone treatment

Dreams and Nightmares

1996 David Copperfield's magic show "Dreams and Nightmares" closes at Martin Beck Theater, NYC, after 55 performances



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