- 1865 Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera "L'Africaine" premieres in Paris
Musical Finale
1917 Irving Berlin, Victor. Herbert, and Henry Blossom's musical-comedy revue "The Century Girl", closes at the Century Theatre, NYC, after 200 performances
Music History
1928 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's musical "Present Arms", starring Busby Berkeley, opens at the Mansfield Theatre, NYC; runs for 155 performances
Pennsylvania 6-5000
1940 Glenn Miller records the song "Pennsylvania 6-5000" in NYC; tune is named after phone number of the Hotel Pennsylvania in Manhattan
- 1943 1st performance of Marc Blitzstein's "Freedom Morning"
- 1960 Webster and Fain's musical "Christine", based on Hilda Wernher's novel "My Indian Family", opens at 46th St Theater, NYC; runs for 12 performances
My Name is Barbra
1965 "My Name is Barbra", Barbra Streisand's first television special, premieres on CBS
Music Concert
1965 Luciano Pavarotti makes his debut at La Scala Teatro in Milan, Italy in Franco Zeffirelli's production of "La bohème" with Mirella Freni
Music Premiere
1966 David Diamond's 5th Symphony premieres with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein; the work was dedicated to the conductor
- 1969 British progressive rock band King Crimson with Robert Fripp, Greg Lake & Ian McDonald debuts
TV Show Appearance
1975 Ringo Starr appears on "The Smothers Brothers Show", singing Hoyt Axton's "No No Song", and John Lennon is the guest on Tom Snyder's "Tomorrow" program, in what turns out to be his final television interview; both on NBC-TV
- 1984 "La Tragedie de Carmen" closes at Beaumont Theater NYC after 187 performances
- 1990 Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban's "A Chorus Line" closes at Shubert Theater, NYC, after record 6,137 performances, and 10 Tony Awards
- 1991 "Taking Steps" closes at Circle in Sq Theater NYC after 78 performances
Gypsy
1991 Revival of Jules Styne and Stephen Sondheim's musical "Gypsy" starring Tyne Daly, re-opens at Marquis Theater, NYC, after a short break and venue transfer; runs for an additional 105 performances
- 1993 "Tango Passion" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 5 performances
- 1996 "Big" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 193 performances
- 1997 "Jekyll & Hyde" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC
- 1997 Ringo Starr's fourth All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include: Peter Frampton, Jack Bruce, Gary Brooker, Simon Kirke, and Mark Rivera
- 2016 George C. Wolfe's musical "Shuffle Along, Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed", based on Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle's original revue, and featuring Audra MacDonald and Billy Porter, opens at the Music Box Theatre, NYC; runs for 100 performances
Cowboy Carter Tour
2025 Beyoncé's 10th concert tour, The Cowboy Carter Tour, commences in Inglewood, California
