- 1649 Francesco Cavalli's opera "Giasone" premieres in Venice (the most popular opera of the 17th century)
Branibori v Cechach
1866 Bedřich Smetana's first opera "Branibori v Cechach"/ "The Brandenburgers in Bohemia" premieres in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia
Liebeslieder Walzer
1870 Johannes Brahms' collection of lovesongs, "Liebeslieder Walzer" premieres
- 1875 Charles Garnier's new Opera opens in Paris
- 1896 Isaac Albéniz' opera "Pepita Jiminez" premieres in Barcelona
Premiere of "Cavalcade"
1933 "Cavalcade" based on the play by Noël Coward, directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Diana Wynyard and Clive Brook premieres in New York (Best Production/Picture 1934)
West Point Suite
1952 Darius Milhaud's orchestral composition "West Point Suite", marking the US Military Academy's sesquicentennial, premieres at Carnegie Hall, NYC
It Doesn't Matter
1959 Buddy Holly releases his last record "It Doesn't Matter"; he is killed in a plane crash 29 days later
McCartney Plays Bass
1961 The Beatles perform with Paul McCartney on bass guitar for the first time at Litherland Town Hall in Lancashire, England
- 1963 "Carnival!" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 719 performances
- 1969 "Maggie Flynn" closes at ANTA Theater, NYC, after 82 performances
Bayou Country
1969 Fantasy Records releases "Bayou Country", the second album by American band Creedence Clearwater Revival, featuring singles "Good Golly, Miss Molly" and "Proud Mary"
Lennon, Yoko in Denmark
1970 John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono give a press conference in Aalborg, Denmark, revealing that they were only visiting
Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.
1973 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's debut album "Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J."
- 1975 Charlie Smalls' musical "The Wiz", an updated take on "The Wizard of Oz", starring Stephanie Mills, Stu Gilliam, and Dee Dee Bridgewater, opens at Majestic Theater, NYC; runs for 1672 performances, winning 7 Tony and 6 Drama Desk Awards
- 1992 "6 Degrees of Separation" closes at Vivian Beaumont NYC after 496 performances
- 1992 Revival of Leigh, Charlap, Styne, Comden and Green's musical "Peter Pan", starring Cathy Rigby, closes at Minskoff Theater, NYC, after 48 performances
On Borrowed Time
1992 Revival of Paul Osborn's stage drama "On Borrowed Time", starring Conrad Bain, George C. Scott, and Nathan Lane, closes at Circle in Square Theater, NYC, after 101 performances
- 1997 "Juan Darien-Carnival Mass" closes at Vivian Beaumont NYC
- 1997 "Love Thy Neighbor" closes at Booth Theater NYC
- 1997 Elliot Goldenthal's musical "Juan Darién - A Carnival Mass" closes at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, NYC, after 49 performances
- 1997 Revival of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's musical "Show Boat" closes at the Gershwin Theater, NYC, after 947 performances
Kinks Member Shot in Mugging
2004 "Kinks" singer-songwriter Ray Davies (59) shot in the leg while chasing a 25-year old mugger in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 2020 Sara Bareilles' musical "Waitress", adapted from the 2007 film, closes at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, NYC, after 1,544 performances
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