- 1917 Guy Bolton & PG Wodehouse's musical "Have a Heart" premieres in New York
- 1963 Beatles release the single "Please Please Me" / "Ask Me Why"; peaks at #2 in UK, and #3 in US
She Loves Me
1964 Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick's musical "She Loves Me", based on the film "The Shop Around the Corner", closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater, NYC, after 302 performances and a Tony Award for Jack Cassidy
- 1964 The Beatles single "I Want to Hold Your Hand" reaches #80 in US (Cashbox)
- 1969 "Hooked on a Feeling" by BJ Thomas peaks at #5
Pacific Overtures
1976 Stephen Sondheim's musical "Pacific Overtures", starring Mako opens at the Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 193 performances, wins 2 Tony and 2 Drama Desk Awards
- 1979 "Grand Tour" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 61 performances
- 1981 "Tintypes" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 93 performances
Born at the Right Time
1992 American singer-songwriter Paul Simon brings his “Born at the Right Time” tour to South Africa, at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg
- 1998 "Proposals" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 76 performances
Spamalot
2009 John Du Prez and Eric Idle's musical "Spamalot", based on the film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," and starring Tim Curry and Davis Hyde Pierce, closes at the Shubert Theatre, NYC, after 1,575 and 3 Tony Award wins
- 2014 Pianist Menahem Presser (90) makes his Berlin Philharmonic debut as soloist in Mozart's 17th Piano Concerto; he had fled Nazi persecution in Germany as a teenager
