Mozart's 1st Opera
1767 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's first opera "Apollo et Hyacinthus", written when he was 11 years old, premieres in Salzburg
- 1848 First performance of Finland's national anthem "Maamme", composed by Fredrik Pacius, Swedish words by Johan Ludvig Runeberg
- 1941 Willy Lewis' US jazz band performs in Switzerland
- 1954 Richard Adler and Jerry Ross' musical "The Pajama Game", starring John Raitt and Janis Paige, opens at St James Theater, NYC; runs for 1063 performances and wins a Tony Award for Best musical
- 1962 Ossie Davis' comedic stage farce "Purlie Victorious", starring the playwright, closes the Longacre, Theatre, NYC, after 261 performances
- 1973 "Cyrano" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 49 performances
Rodgers & Hart
1975 Musical revue "Rodgers & Hart", featuring songs of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, opens at Helen Hayes Theater, NYC; runs for 108 performances
- 1978 Gary Geld and Peter Udell's musical "Angel", based on Thomas Wolfe's 1929 novel "Look Homeward, Angel", starring Frances Sternhagen and Fred Gwynne, closes at the Minskoff Theater, NYC, after 5 performances
- 1978 Musical "Runaways" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 199 performances, with Elizabeth Swados
- 1984 Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey's stage adaptation of her 1978 novel "A Woman of Independent Means", starring Barbara Rush, closes at Biltmore Theatre, NYC, after 13 performances
Oliver!
1984 Revival of Lionel Bart's musical "Oliver!", based on Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist", closes at the Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC, after 17 performances
- 1990 "Change in the Heir" closes at Edison Theater NYC after 16 performances
Magic & Madness
1991 American biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli's book "Michael Jackson: Magic and Madness" goes on sale
- 1995 40th Eurovision Song Contest: Secret Garden for Norway wins singing "Nocturne" in Dublin
- 2000 45th Eurovision Song Contest: Olsen Brothers for Denmark wins singing "Fly on the Wings of Love" in Stockholm
We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
2008 Jason Mraz releases his third studio album, "We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things."
Coloring Book
2016 Chance the Rapper releases his third mixtape "Coloring Book" on Apple Music - first album to chart on Billboard Top 100 based only on streams (Grammy for Best Rap Album)
- 2017 62nd Eurovision Song Contest: Portugal's Salvador Sobral wins singing "Amar Pelos Dois"
- 2023 67th Eurovision Song Contest: Loreen wins for Sweden, for the second time, singing "Tattoo", in Liverpool, England, hosting on behalf of Ukraine [1]
Not Like Us
2024 Kendrick Lamar's diss track "Not Like Us" becomes his 4th #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart [1]
