1853 Piano company Steinway & Sons is founded by Heinrich Steinweg (later Henry Steinway) in New York City
- 1856 Covent Garden Opera House, London, destroyed in a fire
- 1868 Arrigo Boito's opera "Mefistofele" premieres in Milan
- 1899 1st performance of Edward MacDowell's 2nd Concerto in D
- 1907 1st radio broadcast of a musical composition aired
- 1919 Louis Hirsch & Harold Atteridge's musical premieres in NYC
Piston's 2nd Symphony
1944 1st performance of Walter Piston's 2nd Symphony by the National Symphony, in Washington, D.C.
- 1954 "Girl in Pink Tights" opens at Mark Hellinger NYC for 115 performances
Elvis' 1st TV Appearance
1955 Elvis Presley makes his 1st TV appearance on a local video broadcast of the popular radio program "Louisiana Hayride" from the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana
Songs for Swingin' Lovers!
1956 Capitol Records releases "Songs for Swingin' Lovers!", the tenth album by American singer Frank Sinatra: upbeat collection of pop tunes with jazz arrangements by Nelson Riddle became the first album ever to top the new UK Albums Chart
- 1963 The Beatles record "From Me to You" and "Thank You Girl"
- 1965 1st performance of Walter Piston's 8th Symphony (his last), by the Boston Symphony, conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
- 1966 11th Eurovision Song Contest: Udo Jurgens for Austria wins singing "Merci, Cherie" in Luxembourg
- 1972 Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis leaves communist party
Candide
1974 Reworking of Leonard Bernstein's musical "Candide", without his involvement, opens at the Broadway Theater, NYC; runs for 740 performances
Hello, Dolly!
1978 Revival of Jerry Herman's musical "Hello, Dolly!", starring Carol Channing, opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC; runs for 152 performances
- 1981 Michael Stewart's musical "Bring Back Birdie" opens at Martin Beck Theater, NYC for 4 performances
- 1994 Jefffesron Airplane/Starship singer Grace Slick arrested for pointing a gun at a cop
