Westminster Jousting Tournament
1511 King Henry VIII issues challenge, beginning a jousting tournament to celebrate the birth of his son Henry. Recorded in Roll of Honour manuscript which depicts trumpeter John Blanke, only identifiable black person in Tudor England. [1]
God Save Emperor Francis
1797 Joseph Haydn's song "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser" (God Save Emperor Francis) premieres in Vienna
Polonia
1909 Symphony in B minor "Polonia", by Polish composer Ignacy Jan Paderewski has its public premiere with the Boston Symphony Orchestra
- 1912 Rudolf Friml and Otto Harbach's operetta "The Firefly" opens at the Lyric Theatre, transferring later to the Casino, NYC; runs for 120 performances
- 1916 Victor Herbert and Henry Blossom's operetta "The Princess Pat" closes at the Cort Theatre, NYC, after 158 performances
Rhapsody In Blue
1924 George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" premieres at the influential concert "Experiment in Modern Music" held by Paul Whiteman and his orchestra at Aeolian Hall, NYC [1]
Music History
1949 Irving Berlin, Dorothy and Herbert Fields' musical "Annie Get Your Gun" starring Ethel Merman and featuring "There's No Business Like Show Business", closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 1147 performances
- 1955 McGuire Sisters' "Sincerely" single goes to No. 1 and stays No. 1 for 10 weeks
- 1964 The Beatles first NYC concerts, two shows at Carnegie Hall
Music History
1967 Promotional films (music videos) for the Beatles' forthcoming single "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields" debut on the Ed Sullivan Show in the US
- 1978 "Jesus Christ Superstar" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 96 performances
- 1980 "Canterbury Tales" opens at Rialto Theater NYC for 16 performances
- 1984 William Grant Still's Symphony No. 3 ("The Sunday Symphony"), composed in 1958, receives premiere performance, by the North Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Carlton Woodsi
- 1994 20th century premiere of 6 restored Haydn sonatas takes place in Boston
- 1998 "Freak" opens at Cort Theater NYC
Music Concert
1999 Ringo Starr's fifth All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include: Todd Rundgren, Jack Bruce, Gary Brooker, Simon Kirke, and Timmy Cappello
- 2001 "Ain't Nothing 'bout You" single released by Brooks & Dunn
2012 54th Grammy Awards: "Rolling In The Deep" by Adele;, Bon Iver win
- 2017 59th Grammy Awards: Adele wins Best Song "Hello" and Best Album "25"
Rihanna Performs at Super Bowl
2023 Rihanna performs half-time at the Super Bowl, in her first live performance in six years in Glendale, Arizona [1]
