- 1792 "La Marseillaise", later the national anthem of France, is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg
- 1896 Fight in Central Dance Hall starts fire at Cripple Creek, Colorado
- 1896 Sidney Jones & Harry Greenbacks musical "The Geisha" premieres at Daly's Theatre, London; runs for 760 performances
In the Wee Small Hours
1955 Captiol Records releases "In the Wee Small Hours", the ninth studio album by American vocalist Frank Sinatra; collection of melancholy ballads with arrangements by Nelson Riddle was an early example of a concept album and helped popularize the 12-inch format for non-classical recordings
South Sea Bubble
1956 Noël Coward's musical "South Sea Bubble" premieres in London
- 1961 "Young Abe Lincoln" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 27 performances
Half a Sixpence
1965 David Heneker and Beverly Cross' musical "Half a Sixpence", starring Tommy Steele, and based on H.G. Wells' 1905 novel "Kipps", opens at the Broadhurst Theater, NYC; runs for 511 performances
- 1967 Jules Feiffer's stage satire "Little Murders" opens at the Broadhurst Theatre, NYC; runs for 7 performances
- 1970 Lance Mulcahy and Paul Cherry's musical "Park" closes at John Golden Theater, NYC, after 5 performances
Big River
1985 Roger Miller's musical "Big River", based on Mark Twain's 1884 novel "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater, NYC; runs for 1005 performances, wins 3 Tony Awards
The Secret Garden
1991 Lucy Simon & Marsha Norman's musical "The Secret Garden", based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel, starring Daisy Eagan and Mandy Patinkin, opens at St James Theater, NYC; runs for 706 performances, winning 3 Tony Awards
- 1991 Robert Wright, George Forrest, and Maury Yeston's musical "Grand Hotel: The Musical" closes at the Martin Beck Theater, NYC, after 1018 performances and five Tony Award wins
- 1992 "Shimada" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 4 performances
- 1993 "Blood Brothers" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 839 performances
A Month in the Country
1995 Revival of Ivan Turgenev's stage drama "A Month in the Country", starring F. Murray Abraham and Helen Mirren, opens at Roundabout Theater, NYC; runs for 79 performances
- 1996 "Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk" opens at Ambassador Theater NYC
We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions
2006 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's 14th studio album "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions", a tribute to folk music pioneer Pete Seeger
