Events in Music
- 1865 Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera "L'Africaine" premieres in Paris
- 1892 1st performance of Antonin Dvorák's overture "Carneval"
Music Recording
1940 Glenn Miller records "Pennsylvania 6-5000"
Glenn Miller
Event of Interest
1965 Barbra Streisand stars on "My Name is Barbra" special on CBS
Barbra Streisand
Music Concert
1965 Luciano Pavarotti makes his debut at La Scala, Milan in Franco Zeffirelli's production of "La bohème" with Mirella Freni
Luciano Pavarotti
Music Awards
1969 4th Academy of Country Music Awards: Glen Campbell and Cathie Taylor win
Glen Campbell
Event of Interest
1975 John Lennon appears on "Tonight" & Ringo Starr on "Smother Brothers"
Ringo Starr
John Lennon
- 1984 "La Tragedie de Carmen" closes at Beaumont Theater NYC after 187 performances
- 1988 "Chess" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 68 performances
- 1990 "Chorus Line" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 6,137 performances
- 1991 "Gypsy" opens at Marquis Theater NYC for 105 performances
- 1991 "Taking Steps" closes at Circle in Sq Theater NYC after 78 performances
- 1993 "Tango Passion" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 5 performances
- 1996 "Big" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 193 performances
- 1997 "Jekyll & Hyde" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC
Birthdays in Music
- 1715 Franz Sparry, Austrian composer, born in Graz (d. 1767)
- 1748 Lorenz Justinian Ott, German composer, born in Dietfurt, Germany (d. 1805)
- 1750 Paul Ignaz Kürzinger, Bavarian composer, born in Mergentheim, Württemberg
- 1757 Claus Nielsen Schali, Danish violinist and composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1835)
- 1826 Alexander Stadtfeld, German composer, born in Wiesbaden, Darmstadt, Germany (d. 1853)
- 1848 Ludvig Schytte, Danish composer, born in Aarhus, Denmark (d. 1909)
- 1870 Hermann Suter, Swiss composer, born in Kaiserstuhl, Aargau, Switzerland (d. 1926)
- 1873 Harold Bauer, English-American pianist (Beethoven-Association), born in Kingston, England (d. 1951)
- 1892 Georges Antoine, Belgian composer, born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1918)
- 1892 John Jacob Niles, American composer, born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1980)
- 1906 Paul Sacher, Swiss conductor and entrepreneur, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1999)
- 1920 Nan Merriman, American-Dutch singer (Arturo Toscanini NBC Orchestra), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
- 1923 Adele Mara [Adelaida Delgado], American actress, singer and dancer (Cool Million, Wheels), born in Highland Park, Michigan (d. 2010)
- 1924 Blossom Dearie, American jazz singer and pianist, born in East Durnham, New York (d. 2009)
- 1926 Francis Burt, British composer, born in London (d. 2012)
- 1930 Christopher Headington, English composer, musicologist and pianist, born in London (d. 1996)
- 1932 Marek Kopelent, Czech composer, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
- 1933 Karl Heinz Wahren, German pianist and composer, born in Bonn, Germany
- 1933 Oliver "Bops Junior" Jackson, American jazz drummer, born in Detroit (d. 1994)
- 1936 John Tchicai, Danish jazz saxophonist and composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2012)
- 1943 The Fantastic Johnny C [Johnny Corley], American singer (Boogaloo down Broadway), born in Greenwood, South Carolina
- 1943 Jacques Dutronc, French singer (Il est cinq heures, Paris s'éveille), born in Paris
- 1946 Glenn Ross Campbell, American steel guitarist (The Misunderstood), born in San Diego, California
- 1946 Ginette Reno, French Canadian singer, songwriter and actress
- 1947 Steve Khan, jazz musician (Christmas Waltz), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1948 Dorothée Berryman, French Canadian actress and singer
- 1952 Chuck Leavell, American musician (The Allman Brothers Band, Rolling Stones), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- 1953 Kim Gordon, American musician (Sonic Youth)
- 1955 Edwin "Eddie" Jobson, British rock violinist (Zappa, UK, Roxy Music-For Your Pleasure), born in Bilingham, England
- 1956 Jimmy Barnes [James Swan], Australian singer-songwriter (For the Working Class Man), born in Glasgow
- 1957 Wilma Landkroon, Dutch singer
- 1960 Wally Langdon, bassist (Bob Color)
- 1964 Noriyuki Iwadare, Japanese video game music composer, born in Matsumoto City, Nagano, Japan
- 1966 Too Short [Todd Shaw], American rapper, born in South Central Los Angeles, California
- 1968 Howard Donald, British pop musician (Take That), born in Droylsden, Lancashire, England
- 1972 Violent J [Joseph Bruce], American rapper (Insane Clown Posse), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1978 Lauren Laverne, Disc jockey, television presenter and former singer
- 1986 George Nozuka, Canadian Singer/Songwriter
Melanie Martinez
1995 Melanie Martinez, American singer-songwriter (Cry Baby), born in Queens, New York
Melanie Martinez
Weddings in Music
- 1990 Guns & Roses' Axl Rose marries Erin Everly (annulled same year)
Deaths in Music
- 1770 Marie-Anne de Cupis de Camargo, French dancer, dies at 60
- 1799 Francois Giroust, French composer, dies at 62
- 1804 Hans Gram, Danish composer, dies at 49
- 1887 Carl Ferdinand Pohl, German-Austrian music historian & composer, dies at 67
- 1935 Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, Scottish composer, dies at 87
- 1969 Johannes Röntgen, Dutch composer, dies at 70
- 1979 Feliks Roderyk Łabuński, Polish composer, dies at 86
- 1980 Tommy Caldwell, American rocker (Marshall Tucker Band), dies in a jeep crash at 30
- 1982 Bert van Dongen [Albert Cohen], Dutch singer, impressionist and actor (Het meisje met den blauwen hoed), dies at 66
- 1988 B. W. Stevenson, American country singer, dies at 38
- 1999 Walter Gieseler, German composer, dies at 79
- 2005 Percy Heath, American jazz bassist (Modern Jazz Quartet), dies at 81
- 2006 Ben-Zion Orgad, Israeli composer, dies at 79
- 2007 Tommy Newsom, American saxophonist & bandleader (The Tonight Show), dies at 78
- 2009 Valeria Peter Predescu, Romanian singer, dies of a heart attack at 62
- 2009 Ekaterina Maximova, Russian ballerina, dies at 70
- 2012 Jackie Kelso [John Joseph Kelson Jr], American jazz saxophonist & session musician, dies at 90
- 2013 János Starker, Hungarian-American cellist, dies at 88
- 2014 Dennis Kamakahi, American Grammy Award-winning musician, dies from lung cancer at 61
- 2020 Bobby Lewis, American rock and roll singer (Tossin' and Turnin'), dies at 95
