- 1516 Adrian Willaert is installed as a singer for Cardinal Ippolito I d'Este
- 1923 King Oliver and his Creole band record “Dippermouth Blues” during the second day of sessions at Gennett Records in Richmond, Indiana [1]
- 1955 "3 for Tonight" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 85 performances
- 1968 13th Eurovision Song Contest: Massiel for Spain wins singing "La, la, la" in London
ABBA Wins Eurovision
1974 19th Eurovision Song Contest: ABBA for Sweden wins singing "Waterloo" in Brighton, England
- 1974 200,000 attend rock concert "California Jam" at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California; line-up includes Earth, Wind & Fire; Black Sabbath; Deep Purple; and Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- 1975 "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" closes at Belasco Theater NYC after 45 performances
- 1975 Harry Chapin's musical revue "The Night That Made America Famous" closes at Barrymore Theatre, NYC, after 75 performances
- 1977 Judge rules Beatles 1962 Hamburg album can be released
Music Concert
1992 George Harrison performs his final full concert at London's Royal Albert Hall, in a benefit for the transcendental mediation based Natural Law political party [1]
- 1995 "Having Our Say" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 308 performances
- 1997 "3 Sisters" closes at Criterion Theater NYC
- 1999 Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' musical "Mamma Mia!", featuring the songs of ABBA, opens at the Prince Edward Theatre in London's West End; transfers twice to other venues and its run is interrupted by COVID-19 in March of 2020
