- 1930 BBC news announcer announces "there is no news" at 20:45 news bulletin, plays music instead
- 1964 Albert Hague and Marty Brill's musical "Cafe Crown", starring Theodore Bikel, closes at Martin Beck Theater, NYC, after 3 performances
Foxy
1964 Robert Emmett Dolan and Johnny Mercer's musical "Foxy", starring Bert Lahr, closes at Ziegfeld Theater. NYC. after 72 performances and a Tony Award win for Lahr
- 1969 Greek actress and activist Melina Mercouri establishes Greek Aid Fund
- 1979 "Real People" premieres on NBC TV
Beauty & the Beast
1994 Alen Menken, Howard Ashman, and Tim Rice's stage adaptation of Disney's animated musical "Beauty & the Beast" opens at Palace Theater (later transferring the Lunt-Fontanne), NYC; runs for 5,461 performances
The Arsenio Hall Show
1994 Arsenio Hall announces he will end his late-night TV talk show in May 1994
A Funny Thing
1996 Second successful revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical comedy "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," starring Nathan Lane, opens at St James Theater NYC for 715 performances
- 1998 51st British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAs): "The Full Monty" Best Film, Baz Luhrmann Best Director
- 2004 50th British Academy Television Awards: "Little Britain" Best Comedy, "Buried" Best Drama
- 2018 “Black Panther” is the first film shown at a commercial cinema in 35 years in Saudi Arabia as cinemas are reopened
Music Concert
2020 "Together At Home" virtual benefit concert for the World Health Organization's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund curated by Lady Gaga; 6-hour pre-show streams on-line, followed by 2-hour global telecast; performers include: Andra Day, Common, The Killers, Charlie Puth, John Legend, Jennifer Hudson, Annie Lennox, and Zucchero
