Gardel Arrives in Argentina
1893 Future Tango icon Carlos Gardel and his mother, Berthe Gardès emigrate to Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1959 4th Eurovision Song Contest: Teddy Scholten for Netherlands wins singing "Een beetje" in Cannes
Music History
1968 Episode of "The Monkees" TV show features musician Frank Zappa posing as Mike Nesmith and vice versa, debating qualities of each other's music
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
1968 Otis Redding is the first person in the US to posthumously receive gold record for his single "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"
1970 12th Grammy Awards: Aquarius; Crosby Stills & Nash; Peggy Lee win
Music History
1971 Jim Morrison leaves for Paris to re-orient himself emotionally and creatively, and to avoid the jail sentence given to him in Miami, Florida. He never returns to the US.
- 1972 "Inner City" closes at Barrymore Theater NYC after 97 performances
Music History
2008 Plácido Domingo named "The King of Singers" in BBC Music Magazine, based on voting by 16 renowned opera critics for the April 2008 issue
7220
2022 American rapper Lil Durk releases his 7th studio album "7220", debuts at #1 on the US Billboard 200 chart
