- 1679 Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera "Bellerophon" premieres at the Palais-Royal in Paris
- 1955 RCA demonstrates 1st music synthesizer
What'd I Say
1963 Tony Sheridan & Beat Brothers (later known as The Beatles) record "What'd I Say" & "Ruby Baby"
- 1970 Grateful Dead members and entourage busted, down on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana on LSD charges [1]
Mahalia Jackson's Funeral
1972 Aretha Franklin sings at gospel singer Mahalia Jackson's funeral at the Greater Salem Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois
- 1976 "Love Rollercoaster" by Ohio Players hits #1
- 1977 4th American Music Awards: Olivia Newton-John & Elton John win
- 1978 "Elvis: The Legend Lives!" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 101 performances
- 1981 "The Tide Is High" by Blondie hits #1
Harrigan 'n Hart
1985 Max Showalter and Peter Walker's musical "Harrigan 'n Hart", starring Harry Groening and Mark Hamill, opens at Longacre Theater, NYC; runs for 4 performances
- 1993 "St Joan" opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 49 performances
- 1994 Barcelona opera theater "Gran Teatro del Liceo", built in 1847, burns down for the second time; re-built and re-opens in 1999
Marimar
1994 Mexican telenovela "Marimar" starring Thalia and Eduardo Capetillo premieres
- 2010 52nd Grammy Awards: "Use Somebody", Zac Brown Band win
Old Ideas
2012 Leonard Cohen releases his album "Old Ideas", becomes No.1 in 10 countries
- 2017 Philip Glass' Symphony No. 11, premieres with the Bruckner Orchester Linz conducted by Dennis Russell Davies, at Carnegie Hall in NYC
