Event of Interest
1900 Jean Sibelius' "Finlandia" premieres in Helsinki

Jean Sibelius
Event of Interest
1941 Noël Coward's "Blithe Spirit" premieres in London

Noël Coward
Music Recording
1956 Elvis Presley records "Hound Dog" and "Don't Be Cruel"

Elvis Presley
- 1958 Musical drama Film "King Creole" starring Elvis Presley based on a novel by Harold Robbins premieres
- 1960 "Once Upon a Mattress" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 460 performances
Music Recording
1964 Cilla Black records Beatle's "Its For You", Paul McCartney plays piano

Paul McCartney
- 1969 American guitarist Leslie West and producer, bassist Felix Pappalardi form rock group Mountain
- 1972 "Fiddler on the Roof" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 3242 performances
- 1973 "You've Never Been This Far Before" single released by Conway Twitty (Billboard Song of the Year 1973)
- 1980 Grateful Dead's Bob Weir and Mickey Hart are arrested for incitement
- 1991 Riot at Guns N' Roses concert in St Louis
- 1995 "The Rose Tattoo" closes at Circle in the Square NYC after 80 performances
Music Concert
2005 10 Live 8 concerts held around the world organised by Bob Geldof to raise awareness of poverty

Bob Geldof