- 1780 Danish national anthem "Kong Kristian stod ved højen mast" 1st sung
- 1843 Gaetano Donizetti's opera "Don Pasquale" premieres at the Théâtre-Italien in Paris, France
The Song of Nigamon
1920 Arthur Honegger's symphonic poem "Chant de Nigamon" (The Song of Nigamon) premieres at the Cirque d'Hiver in Paris, France
Beatlemania
1964 Jack Paar shows a clip of the Beatles singing "She Loves You", and says he understands that science was working on a cure for the Beatlemania phenomenon
- 1970 Bill Jacob and Patti Jacob's musical "Jimmy", starring Frank Gorshin and Anita Gillette, loosely based on the life of NYC mayor Jimmy Walker (1926-32). closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 84 performances
Mame
1970 Jerry Herman's musical "Mame" closes at The Broadway Theater, NYC, after 1508 performances and 3 Tony Awards
- 1971 Murray Rumshinsky and Jacob Jacobs' musical "The President's Daughter" closes at Billy Rose Theater, NYC, after 72 performances
Price's Final Aida Appearance
1985 Leontyne Price makes her final operatic appearance in a televised performance of "Aida" at the Metropolitan Opera, New York.
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
1987 Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- 1987 Marvin Hamlisch and Howard Ashman's musical "Smile", loosely based on the 1975 film of the same name, closes at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC, after 48 performances
Oh, Coward!
1987 Musical revue "Oh, Coward!" featuring the songs of Noël Coward, closes at the Helen Hayes Theater, NYC, after 56 performances
- 1993 "A Christmas Carol" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 22 performances
- 1993 "Catskills on Broadway" closes at Lunt-Fontanne NYC after 452 performances
- 1993 "Tommy Tune Tonite! Song & Dance Act" closes at Gershwin, NYC, after 10 performances
The Secret Garden
1993 Lucy Simon & Marsha Norman's musical "The Secret Garden", based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel, starring Daisy Eagan and Mandy Patinkin, closes at St James Theater NYC after 706 performances and 3 Tony Awards
Lost in Yonkers
1993 Neil Simon's stage comic-drama "Lost in Yonkers", starring Mercedes Ruehl and Kevin Spacey, closes at Richard Rodgers Theatre, NYC, after 780 performances, 5 Tony Awards wins, and a Pulitzer Prize
- 1994 "Gray's Anatomy" closes at Beaumont Theater NYC after 13 performances
- 1998 "Side Show," closes at Richard Rodgers NYC after 91 performances
- 1998 American "Hee Haw" banjo player Grandpa Jones suffers a stroke
Surviving R. Kelly
2019 "Surviving R. Kelly" docuseries investigating sexual abuse by R&B singer R. Kelly premieres on Lifetime in the US
Roth Cancels Residency
2022 Rock singer David Lee Roth cancels his pre-retirement residency in Las Vegas due to "unforeseen circumstances related to COVID"
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