Elgar's 1st Symphony
1908 Edward Elgar's Symphony No. 1 in A is performed by the Hallé Orchestra, conducted by Hans Richter, premiering in Manchester, England
Requiem
1943 Howard Hanson conducts premiere of his 4th Symphony ("Requiem") with the Boston Symphony; wins Pulitzer Prize for Music, 1944
- 1953 Webb Pierce records single "In the Jailhouse Now" (Billboard Song of the Year, 1955)
Prayers of Kierkegaard
1954 Samuel Barber's cantata "Prayers of Kierkegaard" premieres
- 1954 William Walton's opera "Troilus & Cressida" premieres in London
- 1965 "Rubber Soul", the sixth studio album by the Beatles, is released in the United Kingdom
- 1965 The Beatles begin final UK concert tour in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1966 Television pop group "The Monkees" make their live concert debut at the Honolulu International Centre Arena, in Hawaii
Assassination Attempt on Bob Marley
1967 Assassination attempt made on Bob Marley and others during concert rehearsals in Jamaica
Elvis' Comeback Special
1968 Elvis Presley's Comeback Special airs on NBC, his first live performance in seven years, relaunching his singing career
- 1978 "King of Hearts" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 48 performances
- 1979 11 members of the audience trampled to death during a stampede to claim unreserved seats for a concert by The Who at The Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, Ohio
Marilyn: An American Fable
1983 Musical "Marilyn: An American Fable", loosely based on life of Marilyn Monroe, starring Alyson Reed and Scott Bakula, closes at Minskoff Theatre, NYC, after 17 performances
Do They Know It's Christmas
1984 The single "Do They Know It's Christmas," written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure and sung by an all-star cast under the banner of Band Aid, is released in the UK
- 1995 "Holiday" opens at Circle in Square Theater, NYC; runs for 49 performances
Company
1995 Revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical "Company" closes at Criterion Theater, NYC, after 68 performances
- 1997 "1776" opens at Gershwin Theater NYC
- 2014 Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot dead unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, resigns
Spotify's Most Streamed
2019 Spotify announces Drake as the most streamed star of the 2010s with 28 billion streams, while Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" is the most streamed track with 2.4 billion streams
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