- 1813 1st concerto of Royal Philharmonic
- 1884 1st performance of Edward MacDowell's 2nd Piano Suite
Sibelius' 2nd Symphony
1902 First performance of Jean Sibelius' 2nd Symphony, his most popular, by the Helsinki Philharmonic Society
Two's Company
1953 Vernon Duke, Ogden Nash and Sammy Cahn's musical revue "Two's Company", starring Bette Davis, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins, closes at Alvin Theater, NYC; runs for, after 90 performances
- 1957 David Diamond's 6th Symphony premieres with the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch
- 1960 "Greenwillow" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 95 performances
Radio Premiere
1962 The Beatles (with Pete Best) make their BBC radio debut with a cover of Roy Orbison's "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)", recorded the previous evening on stage at the Playhouse Theatre in Manchester
Golden Boy
1966 Lee Adams and Charles Strouse's musical adaptation of Clifford Odet's "Golden Boy", starring Sammy Davis Jr. closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 569 performances
- 1980 The first festival of rock music kicks off in the Soviet Union
- 1981 "Shakespeare's Cabaret", Lance Mulcahy's settings of words of William Shakespeare, closes at the Bijou Theater, NYC, after 54 performances
Living Doll
1986 The Young Ones and Cliff Richard release new version of single "Living Doll" for Comic Relief charity
- 1989 "Heidi Chronicles" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 621 performances
Murder of Interest
1993 Nigerian singer Fela Kuti arrested again on suspicion of murder
Sports History
2020 A police report is filed against Brian Ortega for allegedly slapping rapper Jay Park at UFC 248
- 2022 UK band Glass Animals' song "Heat Waves" sets new record of 59 weeks for longest time to reach No. 1 on US Billboard Top 100 [1]
