Event of Interest
1822 Franz Liszt's (11) debut as pianist Isabella Colbran

Franz Liszt
Event of Interest
1957 Sam Cooke, Buddy Holly and the Crickets debut on Ed Sullivan Show

Buddy Holly
- 1958 "Flower Drum Song" opens at St James Theater NYC for 602 performances
Event of Interest
1960 Paul McCartney and Pete Best arrested then deported from Hamburg, Germany for accusation of attempted arson.

Paul McCartney
Event of Interest
1971 John Lennon and Yoko Ono release "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in US

John Lennon

Yoko Ono
Album Release
1982 "Thriller", 6th studio album by Michael Jackson is released (Grammy Award Album of the Year 1984, best-selling album of all time, Billboard Album of the Year 1983)

Michael Jackson
- 1986 Paul McCartney releases "Only Love Remains"
- 1991 "Moscow Circus Cirk Valentin" closes at Gershwin NYC after 32 performances
- 1991 "Once on this Island" closes at Booth Theater NYC after 469 performances
- 1994 Rober Schumanns 2nd Symphony premieres in London