- 1690 The musical instrument, the clarinet, is invented in Nuremberg, Germany
Mozart's "Dissonance Quartet"
1785 Wolfgang Mozart completes his String Quartet No. 19 in C ("Dissonance quartet"), the last of six quartet set dedicated to Joseph Haydn (Op. 10/6, K. 465)
Tosca
1900 Giacomo Puccini's opera "Tosca", with a libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, premieres at Teatro Costanzi in Rome, Italy
- 1905 Raymond Hubbell, Sam Shubert, and Robert Smith's musical "Fontana" opens at the Lyric Theatre, NYC; runs 298 for performances
Of Thee I Sing
1933 George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind's musical political satire "Of Thee I Sing" closes at the Music Box Theatre, NYC, after for 441 performances; first musical to win Pulitzer Prize for Drama
- 1950 Jimmy McHugh and Harold Adamson's musical "As the Girls Go" closes at the Winter Garden Theater, NYC, after 420 performances
- 1955 Heitor Villa-Lobos' 8th Symphony premieres by the Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by the composer, in Carnegie Hall, New York City
Can't Help Thinking About Me
1966 David Bowie releases his 1st single "Can't Help Thinking About Me"
Beat Goes On
1967 Sonny & Cher release single "The Beat Goes On"
Aloha from Hawaii
1973 "Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite," an Elvis Presley concert broadcast live to Asia and Oceania and on delay to Europe and the US, becomes the most-watched broadcast by an individual entertainer
- 1973 Grateful Dead bass player Phil Lesh busted on drug possession charges at his Marin County, California home
- 1977 RCA releases David Bowie's 11th studio album, "Low"; the album is the first collaboration with Brian Eno, in what becomes known as his 'Berlin trilogy'
1978 British punk rock band Sex Pistols hold what becomes their final concert at Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, California
Holiday
1984 Madonna debuts her single "Holiday" on American Bandstand televiison program
- 1989 Keith Herrmann and Barry Harman's musical "Romance/Romance" closes at the Helen Hayes Theater, NYC, after 297 performances
- 1996 Musical revue of songs by Johnny Burke "Swinging On a Star" closes at the Music Box Theater, NYC, after 97 performances
- 1996 Revival of Philip Barry's stage play "Holiday" closes at the Circle in the Square Theater, NYC. after 50 performances
Love Don't Cost A Thing
2001 Jennifer Lopez scores her first UK No.1 single with 'Love Don't Cost A Thing'
The River & The Thread
2014 Blue Note Records releases singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash's critically acclaimed thirteenth album "The River & The Thread"; produced by her husband John Leventhal, it wins 3 Grammy Awards
High Hopes
2014 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's 18th studio album "High Hopes", produced with members of the E Street Band, including the deceased Danny Federici and Clarence Clemons
Uganda's Museveni Re-elected
2021 Uganda elections re-elect President Museveni (in power since 1986), with main opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine disputing the result
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