- 1832 Romantic ballet "La Sylphide" by Filippo Taglioni premieres at the Opéra de Paris
Clara Schumann's Last Concert
1891 Clara Schumann plays Johannes Brahms's "Variations on a Theme by Haydn" for two pianos, with James Kwast in her last public concert (Frankfurt, Germany)
- 1947 Revival of Oscar Straus' operetta "The Chocolate Soldier", with revised libretto by Guy Bolton, opens at the Century Theater, NYC; runs for 69 performances
Moses und Aaron
1954 1st performance of Arnold Schoenberg's opera "Moses und Aaron", in a concert setting in Hamburg, Germany
- 1958 3rd Eurovision Song Contest: Andre Claveau for France wins singing "Dors, mon amour" in Hilversum
Music History
1963 the Beatles perform as a trio, at Granada Cinema, in Bedford, England, as John Lennon is ill with a cold
- 1965 "Wooly Bully" single released by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
- 1966 Love's 1st album released "Love"
1969 11th Grammy Awards: "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" by Glen Campbell wins best record
Music History
1969 120 cannabis joints found at George Harrison and Patti Harrison's home in Esher, England
Glass Houses
1980 Columbia Records releases "Glass Houses," singer-songwriter Billy Joel's seventh studio album, featuring his first No. 1 single, "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
- 1987 Musical "Les Misérables" opens on Broadway at the Broadway Theatre and runs for over 4,000 performances
- 1998 "The Sound of Music" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
2007 22nd Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five; R.E.M.; The Ronettes; Patti Smith; and Van Halen
- 2017 Irene Sankoff and David Hein's musical drama "Come From Away" opens at Schoenfeld Theatre, NYC
- 2019 K-pop and Big Bang singer Seungri is arrested for procuring prostitutes, retires to fight the charges in South Korea