Jenufa
1904 Leos Janacek's opera "Jenůfa" premieres at the National Theatre in Brno, Moravia, Austria-Hungary
- 1927 First national opera broadcast from a US opera house (Faust, Chicago)
One O'Clock Jump
1942 Count Basie records the music single and Jazz standard "One O'Clock Jump"
- 1946 "Nellie Bly" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 16 performances
- 1947 "Sweethearts" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 288 performances
- 1950 "Lend an Ear" closes at National Theater NYC after 460 performances
Comedy in Music
1956 Victor Borge's one-man show "Comedy in Music" closes at John Golden Theatre, NYC; runs for 849 performances, a Guinness world record
- 1961 "Conquering Hero" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 8 performances
- 1961 Francis Poulenc's "Gloria" premieres in Boston Massachusetts by Boston Symphony and Chorus Pro Musica under conductor Charles Münch
1978 Bee Gees' album "Saturday Night Fever" goes #1 for 24 weeks
- 1981 "Shakespeare's Cabaret" opens at Bijou Theater New York City for 54 performances
Little Me
1982 Revival of Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh's musical "Little Me", starring James Coco and Victor Garber, opens at the Eugene O'Neill Theater, NYC; runs for 36 performances
- 1983 First supertitles for a live opera performance: "Elektra" at Canadian Opera Company, English titles by Sonya Friedman
B.B. King Donates Records
1987 B.B. King donates his 7,000 record collection to the University of Mississippi
- 1990 A. R. Gurney's stage play "Love Letters" closes at the Edison Theatre, NYC, after 96 performances
Fela Kuti Arrested
1993 Nigerian singer Fela Kuti arrested on suspicion of murder
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