Musical Finale
1967 Neil Simon, Cy Coleman, and Dorothy Fields' musical comedy "Sweet Charity" closes at Palace Theater, NYC, after 608 performances; wins a Tony Award for choreography
Film Premiere
1983 Film version of "The Pirates of Penzance", starring Kevin Kline, Linda Ronstadt, and Angela Lansbury premieres in US
- 1985 Deborah Carthy-Deu, of Puerto Rico, crowned 34th Miss Universe
Music History
1987 Boy George barred from British TV show, he may be a bad influence
Film Release
1988 "Die Hard" directed by John McTiernan and starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman is released in the US
Film Premiere
2005 "Wedding Crashers", starring Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn, premieres
Film Release
2009 "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", the 6th film based on the books by J. K. Rowling is released worldwide
Television Debut
2016 "Stranger Things" debuts on Netflix created by the Duffer Brothers, starring Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Natalia Dyer and Millie Bobby Brown