- 1894 1st performance of Anton Bruckner's 5th Symphony in B in Graz
Event of Interest
1939 Marian Anderson sings before 75,000 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Marian Anderson
Event of Interest
1957 Howard Hanson's "Song of Democracy" premieres in Washington, D.C.
Howard Hanson
Film Awards
1962 34th Academy Awards: "West Side Story", Sophia Loren & Maximillian Schell win
Sophia Loren
- 1965 Beatles "Ticket to Ride" is released in UK
- 1967 "At the Drop of Another Hat" closes at Booth NYC after 105 performances
- 1972 "Sugar" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 506 performances
- 1988 "Les Miserables" opens at Umeda-Koma Theatre, Osaka
- 1990 World's largest bunny hop at Radio City Music Hall (NYC)
- 1992 "Redwood Curtain" opens at Neiderlander theater on Broadway
- 1995 "Translations" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 25 performances
- 2012 "The Lion King" becomes highest grossing Broadway show after overtaking "The Phantom of the Opera"