- 1892 New York City's Metropolitan Opera House, which opened in 1883, catches fire and takes two years to restore
- 1900 Gabriel Fauré's grand cantata "Prométhée" premieres at Arènes de Béziers, France; performance involved almost 800 singers and musicians (including two wind bands and 15 harps) and an audience of 10,000
Life Begins at 8:40
1934 Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin, and Yip Harburg's musical "Life Begins at 8:40," starring Ray Bolger and Luella Gear, opens at the Winter Garden Theatre, NYC, and runs for 237 performances
Mary Poppins
1964 Walt Disney's musical film "Mary Poppins," directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, with songs by Richard and Robert Sherman, premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, California, and wins five Academy Awards
- 1965 The Beatles spend an evening with Elvis Presley at his Los Angeles, California, home
Slow Blues
1970 Jimi Hendrix creates his last studio recording at Electric Lady Studios in NYC, an instrumental called "Slow Blues"
- 1972 The Grateful Dead holds a benefit concert for the Springfield Creamery (a yogurt company owned by writer Ken Kesey's brother) at the Old Renaissance Faire Grounds in Veneta, Oregon [1]
Chicago
1977 John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical "Chicago" closes at the 46th Street Theater in NYC after 936 performances
No Fences
1990 "No Fences," the second studio album by Garth Brooks, is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1991)
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
1994 Neil Simon's comedy "Laughter on the 23rd Floor" closes at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in NYC after 320 performances
Arcadia
1995 Tom Stoppard's comedic play "Arcadia" closes at the Vivian Beaumont Theater in NYC after 204 performances
Thrift Shop
2012 "Thrift Shop" single is released by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Billboard Song of the Year 2013, Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song 2014)
On Top of the World
2013 Dove Cameron releases a cover of "On Top of the World" by Imagine Dragons
Mel B Enters Rehab
2018 Former Spice Girl Mel B announces she is entering rehab for alcohol and sex addiction following her acrimonious divorce
Oasis Announce Reunion Tour
2024 British band Oasis announce a reunion tour of Britain and Ireland, 16 years after their acrimonious split
