- 1602 Giulio Caccini and Ottario Rinuccini's opera "Euridice" premieres at the Pitti Palace, in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Symphonie Fantastique
1830 Hector Berlioz's program symphony "Symphonie fantastique" premieres at the Paris Conservatoire
- 1837 Hector Berlioz's "Requiem" premiere at Les Invalides, conducted by François Habeneck
- 1890 Hector Berlioz's opera "Les Troyens" premieres in Karlsruhe, Germany
- 1947 Samuel L. Manning and Adolph Thenstead's musical revue "Caribbean Carnival" opens at International Theater, NYC; runs for 11 performances
- 1965 Brunswick Records releases "My Generation", the debut album of British rock group The Who, in the UK and Australia
I Do! I Do!
1966 Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones' musical "I Do! I Do!", starring Robert Preston and Mary Martin, and directed by Gower Champion, opens at 46th St Theater, NYC; runs for 561 performances
Come and Get It
1969 Apple Records releases the single "Come and Get It" by the band Badfinger; track was written and produced by Paul McCartney for the dark comedy film "The Magic Christian" starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr
Kilburn and the High Roads
1971 Ian Dury performs his first gig with Kilburn and the High Roads at Croydon School of Art
Band on the Run
1973 Apple Records releases Paul McCartney and Wings' album "Band on the Run" in the US, the commercial and critical pinnacle of his post-Beatles work, topping the charts in seven countries
- 1975 Will Holt and Linda Hopkins' musical revue "Me and Bessie", based on the life and songs of Bessie Smith, closes at the Ambassador Theater, NYC, after 453 performances
- 1991 "Catskills on Broadway" opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 452 performances
- 1993 "Timon of Athens" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 37 performances
- 1996 "Dreams & Nightmares" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC
Thalia Honored
2003 Mexican singer Thalia the "Queen of Latin Pop" is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles
BTS Most Tweeted
2017 Twitter reveals K-pop boy band BTS were the most tweeted-about celebrities in 2017
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