- 1893 Riccardo Drigo's ballet "La Flûte magique" premieres by the Imperial Mariinsky Ballet in St Petersburg, Russian Empire, conducted by the composer
Our Town
1938 Thornton Wilder's stage drama "Our Town" opens at Henry Miller's Theatre, later transferring to the Morosco, NYC; runs for 336 performances and is awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Drama
- 1958 "Oh, Captain!" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 192 performances
- 1960 Lionel Bart's musical comedy "Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'be" opens at Garrick Theatre, London; runs for 886 pefromances
- 1962 "Gay Life" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 113 performances
- 1967 "Wild Thing" cover version by "Senator Bobby" hits #20 on the pop singles chart
- 1968 Walter Marks' musical "Golden Rainbow", starring Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé, opens at the Shubert Theater, later transferring to the George Abbott Theatre, NYC; runs for 383 performances
- 1969 The Beatles appoint Eastman & Eastman as general counsel to Apple Records
- 1970 "Charles Aznavour" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 23 performances
- 1970 "Gantry" opens at George Abbott Theater NYC for 1 performance
- 1973 "No, No Nanette" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 861 performances
Rumours
1977 "Rumours" 11th studio album by Fleetwood Mac is released (Grammy Album of the Year)
- 1977 Wings release their single "Maybe I'm Amazed"
- 1982 Musical "Pump Boys and Dinettes" opens at Princess Theater, NYC; runs for 573 performances
- 1984 "Backstage Magic" opens at CommuniCore
- 1984 Maury Yeston's musical "Nine", starring Raul Julia, closes at the 46th Street Theater, NYC, after 739 performances and five Tony Award wins
White Iverson
2015 Post Malone uploads his debut single "White Iverson" to his SoundCloud account
Van Morrison Knighted
2016 Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison knighted by the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace
