- 1808 Joseph Haydn's oratorio "Die Schopfung" premieres in Vienna
- 1910 Fire during a barn-dance in Ököritófülpös, Hungary, killed 312
Music Recording
1945 Ella Fitzgerald and Delta Rhythm Boys record the Harold Arlen-Yip Harburg-Billy Rose song "It's Only a Paper Moon"
Music Concert
1948 Just 11 days after being released from prison, Billie Holiday plays in front of a sold-out crowd at Carnegie Hall
Music Concert
1950 Jazz pianist, Erroll Garner's solo concert (Cleveland, Ohio)
Music Recording
1951 Frank Sinatra records "I'm a Fool to Want You"
Film Premiere
1952 "Singin' in the Rain", musical comedy directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds, premieres at Radio City Music Hall in NYC
Album Release
1970 Ringo Starr releases his 1st solo album "Sentimental Journey", a collection of pre-rock standards
Music History
1973 Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) stopped for speeding and LSD possession
Music Single
1981 John Lennon single "Watching the Wheels" released posthumously in UK
Album Release
1981 "Blizzard of Ozz", the debut solo album by English rock musician Ozzy Osbourne, is released in the United States
- 1982 "Best Little Whorehouse..." closes at 46th St NYC after 1577 performances
Music Premiere
1984 Premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe's rock musical "Starlight Express"
Album Release
1992 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's 9th and 10th studio albums - "Human Touch" and "Lucky Town" - on the same day; musicians other than the E-Street Band are used