- 1607 Claudio Monteverdi's opera "L'Orfeo" premieres in Mantua, the oldest opera still regularly performed
- 1939 Roy Harris' 3rd Symphony premieres in Boston
- 1951 "Bless You All" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 84 performances
Silk Stockings
1955 Cole Porter's final Broadway musical "Silk Stockings", loosely based on the Melchior Lengyel's "Ninotchka", opens at the Imperial Theatre, NYC; runs for 478 performances
Music Concert
1956 Walter Piston's 5th Symphony, commissioned by the Juilliard School of Music for their 50th anniversary, premiere performance by the Juilliard Orchestra, conducted by Jean Morel
- 1962 "New Faces of '62" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 28 performances
- 1962 "Sail Away" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 167 performances
- 1964 "My Heart Skips a Beat" single released by Buck Owens (Billboard No. 1 U.S. Hot Country Singles, 1964)
- 1965 THe Beatles begin filming their second feature fim "Help!" on Providence Island in the Bahamas
- 1968 "Darling of the Day" closes at George Abbott NYC after 31 performances
- 1970 Dutch schlager singer Heintje Simons (14) wins his 7th gold record
- 1980 "Canterbury Tales" closes at Rialto Theater NYC after 16 performances
- 1982 24th Grammy Awards: "Bette Davis Eyes", "Double Fantasy" win
1987 29th Grammy Awards: "Higher Love" by Steve Winwood; "Graceland" by Paul Simon; and Bruce Hornsby win
- 1991 English-Yiddish musical revue "Those Were The Days" closes at Edison Theater, NYC, after 126 performances
1999 41st Grammy Awards: "My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From Titanic)" and Lauryn Hill win
