Beethoven's 2nd Symphony
1803 1st performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's 2nd Symphony in D, conducted by the composer, in Vienna
- 1874 Johann Strauss Jr's opera "Die Fledermaus" premieres in Vienna
Pavane for A Dead Princess
1902 Maurice Ravel's "Pavane pour une infante defunte (Pavane for A Dead Princess)" premieres in Paris, performed by Spanish pianist Ricardo Viñes
Gretchaninov's 5th Symphony
1939 Alexander Gretchaninov's 5th Symphony premieres at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia with Leopold Stowkowski conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra
- 1963 The Beatles receive their first silver disc for "Please Please Me"
Music Concert
1968 Concert by singer James Brown at Boston Garden arena is broadcast live on public television in the aftermath of Martin Luther King's assassination [1]
- 1971 Chicago, an American '"rock band with horns," begins a six-night, eight-show sold-out run at Carnegie Hall, NYC; all shows are recorded and a live four-LP box set is compiled and released later in the year
- 1975 Robert Wilson and Alan Lloyd's musical theatre work "A Letter for Queen Victoria" closes at ANTA Theater, NYC, after 18 performances
- 1984 Galt MacDermot and William Dumaresq's musical "The Human Comedy", based on the novel by William Saroyan, opens at Royale Theater, NYC; runs for 13 performances
- 1992 "Search & Destroy" closes at Circle in Sq Theater NYC after 46 performances
Music History
1994 "Jackie Mason Politically Incorrect" opens at Golden Theater, NYC; runs for 347 performances
One Dance
2016 "One Dance" single Released by Drake (Billboard Song of the Year 2016)
