- 1686 Jean Baptiste Lully's opera "Armide" premieres in Paris
Music Recording
1941 Duke Ellington first records "Take the A Train"

Duke Ellington
- 1947 "Toplitzky of Notre Dame" closes at Century Theater NYC after 60 performances
Event of Interest
1949 Dmitri Shostakovich' "Song of the Woods" premieres in Leningrad

Dmitri Shostakovich
- 1964 Beatles' "Meet the Beatles!" album goes #1 & stays #1 for 11 weeks
Event of Interest
1965 John Lennon passes his driving test

John Lennon
Event of Interest
1987 1982 Masters champion Craig Stadler is disqualified from Andy Williams Open for kneeling on a towel to make a shot

Andy Williams
Grammy Awards
2016 58th Grammy Awards: Best Song "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran, Best Album "1989" by Taylor Swift

Ed Sheeran

Taylor Swift