Events in Music
Music Premiere
1824 Ludwig van Beethoven's 9th (Chorale) Symphony, premieres in Vienna, often regarded as his greatest work
Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1888 Edouard Lalo's opera "Le roi d'Ys" premieres in Paris
Music Recording
1941 Glenn Miller records "Chattanooga Choo Choo" for RCA
Glenn Miller
- 1960 "Christine" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 12 performances
- 1960 "Flower Drum Song" closes at St James Theater NYC after 602 performances
- 1960 "From A to Z" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 21 performances
- 1961 "Young Abe Lincoln" closes at Eugene O'Neill NYC after 27 performances
- 1966 Mamas & Papas "Monday Monday" hits #1
- 1970 "Long & Winding Road" becomes Beatles' last American release
- 1977 "Happy End" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 75 performances
- 1977 22nd Eurovision Song Contest: Marie Myriam for France wins singing "L'oiseau et l'enfant" in London
- 1982 "Is There Life after High School?" opens at Barrymore NYC for 12 performances
- 1995 "On the Waterfront" closes at Atkinson Theater NYC after 8 performances
Event of Interest
2018 Met Gala 2018 "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination' is hosted by Anna Wintour, Amal Clooney, Donatella Versace and Rihanna wearing a Pope-inspired outfit
Rihanna
Anna Wintour
Birthdays in Music
- 1704 Carl Heinrich Graun, German composer, born in Wahrenbrück, Brandenburg, Germany (d. 1759)
- 1769 Giuseppe Farinelli, Italian composer, born in Este, Veneto, Italy (d. 1836)
- 1803 Johan Peter Cronhamm, Swedish composer, born in Östra Karup, Skåne, Sweden (d. 1875)
- 1833 Johannes Brahms, German composer and conductor, born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1897)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1840 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer of the late-Romantic period (1812 Overture, Swan Lake), born in Votkinsk, Russia (d. 1893)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1873 Clarence Dickinson, American composer, born in Lafayette, Indiana (d. 1969)
- 1883 Gino Roncaglia, Italian composer, born in Modena, Italy (d. 1968)
- 1901 Marcel Poot, Belgian baron and composer, born in Vilvoorde, Belgium (d. 1988)
- 1907 Jef van Durme, Belgian composer, born in Kemzeke-Waas, Belgium (d. 1965)
- 1908 Wouter Paap, Dutch composer, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1981)
- 1918 Argeliers León, Cuban composer, born in Pinar del Río, Cuba (d. 1991)
- 1921 Gale Robbins [Betty Gale Murphy], American singer and actress (Fuller Brush Girl, Mr Hex), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1980)
- 1922 Lewis "Lew" Anderson, American actor and musician (The Howdy Doody Show), born in Kirkman, Iowa (d. 2006)
- 1923 Anne Baxter, American actress, and singer (The Razor's Edge, All About Eve), born in Michigan City, Indiana (d. 1985)
- 1931 Teresa Brewer, American pop and jazz singer (Put Another Nickel In), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 2007)
- 1932 Derek Taylor, English publicist for the Beatles, born in Liverpool, Merseyside (d. 1997)
- 1933 Nexhmije Pagarusha, Albanian singer and actress, born in Malishevë, Kosovo
- 1934 Heinz Marti, Swiss composer, born in Bern
- 1936 Cornelius Cardew, British composer (Scratch Orchestra), born in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire (d. 1981)
- 1936 Jimmy Ruffin, American soul singer (What Becomes of the Brokenhearted), born in Collinsville, Mississippi (d. 2014)
- 1939 Johnny Maestro, American rock vocalist (Crests-16 Candles, Brooklyn Bridge), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2010)
- 1940 Armando Krieger, Argentine composer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1943 Christopher Taylor White, English rocker, born in Barnet, Hertfordshire
- 1943 Rick West [Richard Westwood], rocker (Brian Poole & Tremeloes), born in Dagenham, Essex, England
- 1944 Alison Bauld, Australian composer, born in Sydney, Australia
- 1945 Christy Moore, Irish folk singer and songwriter, born in Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland
- 1946 Bill Danoff, American vocalist (Starland Vocal Band), born in Springfield, Massachusetts
- 1946 Bill Kreutzmann, American rock drummer (Grateful Dead), born in Palo Alto, California
- 1950 Prairie Prince, American rocker (Tubes), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
- 1951 Carlos Alomar, Puerto Rican-American guitarist, composer, and arranger (David Bowie), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico
- 1956 Anne Dudley, British classical and film composer (The Full Monty), born in Beckenham, Kent
- 1960 Adam Bernstein, American music video and television director, born in Princeton, New Jersey
- 1961 Phil "Wizzö" Campbell, Welsh rock musician (Motörhead), born in Pontypridd, Wales
- 1963 Johnny Lee Middleton, American musician (Savatage & Trans-Siberian Orchestra), born in St. Petersburg, Florida
- 1968 Eagle Eye Cherry, Swedish musician (Save Tonight), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- 1971 Horgh, (Reidar Horghagen) Norwegian drummer (Immortal/Hypocrisy)
- 1973 Kristian Lundin, record producer
- 1978 Stian Arnesen (Nagash/Lex Icon), Norwegian Black Metal musician
- 1986 Matt Helders, English musician, drummer for Arctic Monkeys
- 1988 Natalie Mejia, member of the American R&B/Pop group Girlicious
Weddings in Music
- 2005 Country music singer Billy Dean (43) weds Stephanie Paisley at Cheekwood Botanical Gardens in Nashville, Tennessee
Deaths in Music
- 1667 Johann Jakob Froberger, German organist/singer/composer, dies at 50
- 1736 John Weldon, composer, dies at 60
- 1793 Pietro Nardini, Italian composer, dies at 71
- 1800 Niccolo Piccinni, Italian composer (Roland), dies at 72
- 1814 Franz Volrath Buttstett, German composer, dies at 79
- 1818 Leopold Koželuch, Czech composer, dies at 70
Antonio Salieri
1825 Antonio Salieri, Italian composer (Tarare), dies in Vienna at 74
Antonio Salieri
- 1836 Norbert Burgmuller, German composer, drowns during an epileptic seizure at 26
- 1876 Franz count of Pocci, German artist/composer (Alchemist), dies at 69
- 1900 Richard Storrs Willis, composer, dies at 81
- 1914 Edward Mollenhauer, American composer, dies at 87
- 1922 Max Wagenknecht, German composer (b. 1857)
- 1928 Alexander Afanasii Spendiaryan, composer, dies at 56
- 1934 Edward Naylor, English composer, dies at 67
- 1942 Felix Paul von Weingartner, Austria conductor/composer, dies at 79
- 1970 Carlos Estrada, composer, dies at 60
- 1977 Irwin Fischer, American composer (Chicago Symphony Orchestra), dies at 73
- 1981 Mieczyslaw Kolinski, composer, dies at 79
- 1986 Jeffrey Mylett, American actor and songwriter, dies at 36
- 1993 Mary Philbin, actress (Phantom of the Opera), dies at 89
- 1995 Ray McKinley, American orchestra leader and jazz drummer (Glenn Miller Time), dies at 84
- 1998 Eddie Rabbitt, American country singer (I Love a Rainy Night), dies at 56
- 2004 Rudi Maugeri, Canadian singer (The Crew Cuts), dies at 73
- 2006 Machiko Soga, Japanese actress, singer, and tokusatsu legend (b. 1943)
- 2010 Adele Mara [Adelaida Delgado], American actress, singer and dancer (Cool Million, Wheels), dies at 87
- 2011 Big George, British broadcaster, composer, bandleader and musician (b. 1957)
- 2014 Will Gaines, American-British tap dancer, dies at 86
May in History
Latest Wonder of the World
Often referred to as "the Chunnel", the 31-mile undersea tunnel linking England to France has been hailed as one of the "seven wonders of the modern world".
May 6, 1994
Suicide Woman Floats To Safety
Nobody could expect to survive a fall from the 100-metre high Clifton Suspension Bridge. But one woman was saved on this day by her billowing skirt.
May 8, 1885
Botched Crown Jewels Theft Pays Off
Thomas Blood, who tried to steal England's Crown Jewels from the Tower of London on this day was not only forgiven by the King, but given a reward.
May 9, 1671
Gardener Grows Into Architectural Legend
Starting a new job at 4.30am, organising the workforce at 6am and meeting his future wife over breakfast: all in a day's work for Joseph Paxton.
May 9, 1826