The Valkyrie
1870 Richard Wagner's opera "Die Walküre" (The Valkyrie), the second in his Ring Cycle, premieres in Munich, featuring "Ride of the Valkyries"
Mahler's 9th Symphony
1912 Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 9 premieres in Vienna, Austria, with Bruno Walter conducting the Vienna Philharmonic
- 1966 John Morris and Gerald Freedman's musical "A Time for Singing" closes at Broadway Theatre, NYC, after 41 performances
- 1971 Mitch Leigh, and Joe Darion's musical adaptation of "Man of La Mancha" closes at ANTA Washington Square Theater, NYC, after 2329 performances and 5 Tony Award wins
Grease
1973 London production of Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey's musical "Grease", starring Richard Gere, opens at the New London Theatre
Elvis’ Final Concert
1977 Elvis Presley appears in concert before 18,000 fan at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana; unknowingly the last performance of his career closes with his 1961 "Can't Help Falling in Love"
- 1979 British rock drummer Nigel Olsson runs a stop sign, accidentally crashes, and kills another driver
King's Record Shop
1987 Columbia Records releases "King's Record Shop", the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash, and the final of her albums produced by husband Rodney Crowell
Getting Married
1991 Revival of George Bernard Shaw's stage play "Getting Married" opens at Circle in Square Theater, NYC; runs for 70 performances
Glastonbury Festival
1992 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Shakespear's Sister, and Youssou N'Dour headline; other performers include Lou Reed, Kirsty MacColl, Tom Jones, Joan Armatrading, Richard Thompson, Billy Bragg, Television, and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band
- 1994 "Medea" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 82 performances
Broken Glass
1994 Arthur Miller's stage drama "Broken Glass" closes at Booth Theatre, NYC, after 73 performances
- 1995 Karlheinz Stockhausen's musical piece "Helikopter-Streichquartett" premieres in and above Amsterdam - members of a string quartet perform in individual helicopters flying independent flight paths over Holland with sounds and video transmitted and mixed to audience in the concert hall
Glastonbury Festival
1998 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Primal Scream, Blur, and Pulp headline; other performers include Bob Dylan, Tony Bennett, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Tori Amos, The Foo Fighters, and Hothouse Flowers
Good Time
2012 "Good Time" by Owl City (Adam Young) and Carly Rae Jepsen releases, topping charts worldwide and selling 2.24 million copies in the US by the end of 2012
Glastonbury Festival
2013 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Arctic Monkeys, The Rolling Stones, and Mumford and Sons headline; other performers include Elvis Costello, Vampire Weekend, The Lumineers, Billy Bragg, Kenny Rogers, and Rufus Wainwright
Bright Star
2016 Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's musical "Bright Star" closes at the Cort Theatre, NYC, after 100 performances
Glastonbury Festival
2019 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: American rock band The Killers headline; Kylie Minogue plays the Pyramid stage 14 years after cancer forced her to cancel; other performers include Bastille, Hozier, and Mavis Staples
