Events in Music
- 1887 Emmanuel Chabrier's opera "Le roi malgré lui" (King, in spite of himself) premieres at the Opéra-Comique in Paris; after 3 performances the theatre burns down
Music Premiere
1889 Jules Massenet's opera "Esclarmonde" premieres in Paris
Jules Massenet
- 1897 Irish Music Festival 1st held in Dublin
- 1897 Paul Dukas' symphonic scherzo "The Sorcerer’s Apprentice" (used in Disney's Fantasia film) premieres, based poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1948 "Ballet Ballads" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 62 performances
- 1950 "Liar" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 12 performances
- 1959 "Castin' My Spell" by Johnny Otis Show hits #52
- 1959 "Judy" by David Seville hits #86
- 1959 "Russian Band Stand" by Spencer & Spencer hits #91
- 1961 "Donnybrook!" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 68 performances
- 1963 "Beast in Me" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 4 performances
- 1963 "If You Wanna Be Happy" by Jimmy Soul hits #1
Event of Interest
1964 David Frost interviews Paul McCartney on BBC
Paul McCartney
- 1969 "Canterbury Tales" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 122 performances
- 1970 Beatles' last released LP, "Let It Be", released in US
- 1972 Pop rock band Looking Glass release their single "Brandy"
- 1974 "Streak" by Ray Stevens hits #1
- 1985 "One Night In Bangkok" by Murray Head hits #3
- 1986 "Singin' in the Rain" closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 367 performances
- 1996 41st Eurovision Song Contest: Eimear Quinn for Ireland wins singing "The Voice" in Oslo
- 1997 "King David" opens at New Amsterdam Theater NYC
- 1999 "Millennium" 3rd studio album by the Backstreet Boys is released - one of the best-selling albums of all time, over 30 million copies sold
Music Awards
2008 43rd Academy of Country Music Awards: Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, and Carrie Underwood win
Carrie Underwood
Brad Paisley
- 2013 58th Eurovision Song Contest: Emmelie de Forest for Denmark wins singing "Only Teardrops" in Malmo
Birthdays in Music
- 1744 Joseph Beer, Bohemian clarinetist, and composer (5th clarinet flap), born in Grünwald, Bohemia (d. 1812)
- 1759 Charles Duquesnoy, South Netherlands composer and singer, born in Beuzet (d. 1822)
- 1819 Julius Hopp, Austrian composer, born in Vienna (d. 1885)
- 1830 Karl Goldmark, Austro-Hungarian composer (Sakuhtala), born in Keszthely, Hungary (d. 1915)
- 1836 Isidor Vorobchievici, Urainian composer, born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine (d. 1903)
- 1854 Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer (Gisbertus of Aemstel; To My Fatherland), born in Amsterdam (d. 1924)
- 1875 Guido Alberto Fano, Italian composer and pianist, born in Padua (d. 1961)
- 1882 Eduardo Fabini, Uruguayan composer, born in Solís de Mataojo, Uruguay (d. 1950)
- 1886 Ole Windingstad, Norwegian composer (The Tide), born in Sandefjord, Norway (d. 1959)
- 1892 Ezio Pinza, Italian American operatic bass singer (South Pacific; RCA Victor Show), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1957)
- 1901 Harry Robert Wilson, American composer, born in Salina, Kansas (d. 1968)
- 1901 Henri-Pierre Sauguet, composer (La Chotte), born in Bordeaux, France
- 1901 Henri Sauguet [Poupard], French organist and composer (Symphonie Expiatoire), born in Bordeaux (d. 1989)
- 1902 [Robert] Meredith Willson, American composer (Music Man), born in Mason City, Iowa (d. 1984)
- 1905 Eric Zeisl, Austrian-American composer (Requiem Ebraico), born in Vienna (d. 1959)
- 1905 Theodor Berger, Austrian composer (Sinfonia Parabolica), born in Traismauer an der Donau, Austria (d. 1992)
- 1907 Clifford Curzon, English pianist (MacFarren Gold Medal), born in London, England
- 1911 Big Joe Turner, American blues singer ("Corrine Corrina"; "Shake Rattle & Roll"), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1985)
- 1912 [Pierino] Perry Como, American singer (Catch A Falling Star) and TV personality (The Perry Como Show), born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
- 1913 Charles Trenet, French singer and songwriter (d. 2001)
- 1919 Margot Fonteyn, English ballerina considered the 1st lady of British Ballet (Giselle), born in Reigate, England (1991)
- 1920 Lucia Mannucci, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra)
- 1922 Kai Winding, Danish-American Jazz musician and trombonist (Georgia On My Mind), born in Aarhus, Denmark (d. 1983)
- 1923 Liam Sullivan, American singer and actor (Star Trek, The Magic Sword, Monroes), born in Jacksonville, Illinois (d. 1998)
- 1929 Roger Matton, Canadian composer, born in Granby, Quebec (d. 2004)
- 1931 Robert Morse, American singer and actor (Mad Men, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying), born in Newton, Massachusetts
- 1939 Gary S. Paxton [Larry Wayne Stevens], American musician and songwriter (Monster Mash, Alley Oop), born in Coffeyville, Kansas (d. 2016)
- 1941 Lobby Loyde [John Lyde], Australian rock guitarist and songwriter (The Purple Heart; Wild Cherries; Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs), born in Longreach, Queensland (d. 2007)
- 1942 Rodney Dillard, American musician (Glittergrass), born in Salem, Missouri
- 1944 Albert Hammond, British singer-songwriter ("It Never Rains In Southern California"), born in London, England
- 1948 Joe Bonsall, American country singer (Oak Ridge Boys - "Elvira"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1949 Rick Wakeman, British session (Cat Stevens; David Bowie) and progressive rock keyboardist (Yes), born in London
- 1949 William Wallace, Canadian musician (The Guess Who - "American Woman"), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- 1952 George Strait, American country singer ("All My Exes Live in Texas"), born in Pearsall, Texas
- 1953 [Feliciano] Butch Tavares, American R&B musician (Tavares)
- 1954 Wreckless Eric [Eric Goulden], English rocker (Waxworks, Be Stiff), born in Newhaven, England
- 1954 Reinhold Heil, German composer, born in Schlüchtern, Germany
- 1957 Michael Cretu, Romanian German rocker (Enigma), born in Bucharest, Romania
- 1958 Toyah Wilcox, English singer ("I Want to Be Free"), actress, and Mrs. Robert Fripp, born in Birmingham, England
- 1962 Nanne Grönvall, Swedish singer
- 1962 Sandra Cretu, German singer (Close to Seven), born in Saarbrücken, Germany
- 1965 Ingo Schwichtenberg, German drummer (Helloween), born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1995)
- 1966 Michael Tait, American Christian musician (dc Talk, Tait), born in Washington D.C.
- 1967 Rob Base [Ginyard], American rapper (Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock - "It Takes Two"), born in Harlem, New York
- 1969 Martika [Marta Marrero], Cuban-American singer (Toy Soldiers), born in Whittier, California
- 1975 Jack Johnson, American singer-songwriter ("In Between Dreams"), born in Oahu, Hawaii
- 1975 Peter Iwers, Swedish bass player (In Flames)
- 1980 Ali Zafar, Pakistani singer and model (Channo), born in Lahore, Pakistan
- 1987 Luisana Lopilato, Argentine actress and model and singer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1988 Ksenija Sidorova, Latvian classical accordionist, born in Riga, Latvia
- 1988 Taeyang [Dong Young-bae], Korean singer (Big Bang), born in Uijeongbu, South Korea
Weddings in Music
Wedding of Interest
1964 Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore (19) weds Margrit Volkmar
Ritchie Blackmore
Wedding of Interest
2007 Grammy award-winning singer Amy Winehouse (23) weds former video production assistant Blake Fielder-Civil (25) in Miami, Florida
Amy Winehouse
Deaths in Music
- 1697 Guillaume Dumanoir, French composer, dies at 81
- 1733 Georg Bohm, German organist & composer, dies at 71
- 1767 Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, German composer, dies at 28
- 1829 Bernardo Bittoni, Italian composer, dies at 72
- 1832 Bonafacio Asioli, Italian composer, dies at 62
- 1909 Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist & composer (Suite española, Tango in D), dies from nephritis at 48
- 1910 Florimond Van Duyse, Belgian composer, dies at 66
- 1910 Pauline Viardot, French mezzo-soprano & composer, dies at 88
- 1911 Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer & conductor (Children's Death Songs), dies of heart disease at 50
- 1913 Otto Reubke, German organist, conductor, and composer, dies at 70
- 1918 Toivo Kuula, Finnish composer, dies after being shot in a quarrel at 34
- 1930 João Marcellino Arroyo, Portuguese composer, dies at 68
- 1936 Alexander "Alick" Maclean, British composer and conductor (Scarborough Spa Orchestra, 1912-35), dies at 63
- 1952 Rossetter Gleason Cole, American composer, dies at 86
- 1972 Eero Sipilä, Finnish composer, dies at 53
- 1975 Leroy Anderson, American composer (Syncopated Clock), dies at 66
- 1980 Ian Curtis, English rock vocalist (Joy Division), commits suicide at 23
- 1986 John Bubbles Sublett, American tap dancer (Black & Bubbles), dies at 84
- 1988 David Moule-Evans, English composer & conductor, dies at 82
- 1995 Alexander Gudonov, Russian dancer & actor (Witness), dies at 45
- 1995 Gordon Reynolds, English organist & master of the Choristers at the Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace, dies at 74
- 1995 André-François Marescotti, Swiss organist & composer, dies at 93
- 1999 Augustus Pablo, Jamaican musician (King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown), dies at 44
- 1999 Freddy Randall, English jazz trumpeter, dies at 78
- 2000 Stephen M. Wolownik, Russian musician & arranger, dies at 54
- 2000 Gideon William Waldrop, American composer and educator (Julliard School, 1961-85), dies at 80
- 2004 Elvin Jones, Elvin Jones, American jazz drummer (Coltrane's "A Love Supreme"), dies of heart failure at 76
- 2007 Yoyoy Villame, Philippine novelty singer & movie actor, dies at 74
- 2009 Dolla [Roderick Anthony Burton II], American rapper, dies at21
- 2012 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German baritone (Doktor Faust), dies at 86
- 2014 Jerry Vale, American singer, dies at 83
- 2017 Chris Cornell, American musician (Soundgarden, Audioslave), commits suicide at 52
- 2017 Frankie Paul [Paul Blake], Jamaican reggae musician, dies of kidney disease at 51
- 2017 Jimmy "Bro" Hayes, American doo-wop bass singer (Persuasions-Under the Boardwalk), dies at 74
