William Tell
1829 Gioachino Rossini's last and greatest opera "Guillaume Tell" (William Tell) premieres at Salle Le Peletier in Paris
- 1897 John McNally's musical "Good Mr Best" premieres in NYC
- 1963 Beatles' final performance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England
No Strings
1963 Richard Rodgers' musical drama "No Strings," starring Diahann Carroll and Richard Kiley, closes at Broadhurst Theater, NYC, after 580 performances and 3 Tony Awards
- 1963 Warner Bros. Records releases the single of Allan Sherman's novelty song "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp)," set to the music of Amilcare Ponchielli's "Dance of the Hours" from his 1876 opera "La Gioconda"
- 1966 South African government bans records by The Beatles
Newport Pop Festival
1968 100,000 attend two-day Newport Pop Festival in Costa Mesa, California; performers included Alice Cooper, Canned Heat, The Chambers Brothers, Country Joe and the Fish, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Sonny & Cher, Steppenwolf, Tiny Tim, The Animals, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and The Byrds
McCartney Forms Wings
1971 Paul McCartney announces the formation of the group "Wings," consisting of himself, his wife Linda McCartney, and former Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine
Innervisions
1973 Tamla/Motown Records releases "Innervisions," the 16th studio album by Stevie Wonder, including the hits "Higher Ground" and "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing"
- 1974 "Words & Music" closes at the John Golden Theatre in NYC after 127 performances
Baxter Quits Steely Dan
1974 Jeff Baxter, guitarist and founding member of Steely Dan, quits the band and joins the Doobie Brothers
Little Night Music
1974 Stephen Sondheim's musical "A Little Night Music" closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 601 performances, winning 6 Tony Awards, 6 Drama Desk Awards, and a Grammy Award
- 1990 New York City Opera's limited run production of Stephen Sondheim's musical "A Little Night Music" opens at New York State Theater, NYC, for 11 performances
Patsy Cline Honored
1999 American country music singer Patsy Cline is posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Dylan Returns to Newport Festival
2002 Bob Dylan returns to the Newport Folk Festival for the first time since his controversial electric set in 1965
Havana
2017 Camila Cabello releases her single "Havana" (biggest song worldwide in 2018, 19 million copies sold)
- 2017 Rapper Kidd Creole is arrested and charged with stabbing a homeless man to death in New York City
Tony Bennett's 95th Birthday
2021 Singer Tony Bennett celebrates his 95th birthday with Lady Gaga in the first of two "farewell" performances at Radio City Music Hall, NYC
- 2023 Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard's musical "Back to the Future: The Musical," based on the 1985 Robert Zemeckis film and starring Roger Bart and Casey Likes, opens at Winter Garden Theatre, NYC
Lizzo Denies Allegations
2023 Singer Lizzo denies allegations made in a lawsuit by three of her former dancers of creating a hostile work environment [1]
