- 1940 Billboard magazine begins publishing bestseller charts
1st Billboard Singles Chart
1940 Billboard publishes its first singles record chart; "I'll Never Smile Again" by Tommy Dorsey, with vocals by Frank Sinatra, is ranked #1
- 1957 St. James' Theatre in London closes
Green Card for Lennon
1976 Former Beatle John Lennon is granted a green card for permanent residence in the US
- 1979 "Broadway Opry '79" opens at St James Theater in New York City for six performances
Bella Donna
1981 Modern/Atco Records releases "Bella Donna," the debut solo album by singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac; hit singles include "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" with Tom Petty, "Edge of Seventeen," and "Leather and Lace" with Don Henley
Little Shop of Horrors
1982 Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's musical "Little Shop of Horrors" opens Off-Broadway at the Orpheum Theatre in NYC
Candide
1997 Revival of Leonard Bernstein's operetta "Candide" closes at the Gershwin Theatre in NYC after 103 performances
Diamond Thanks Firefighters
2018 American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond gives a small thank-you concert to firefighters near his home in Colorado
