- 1910 Fire during a barn-dance in Ököritófülpös, Hungary, killed 312
Event of Interest
1945 Ella Fitzgerald & Delta Rhythm Boys record "It's Only a Paper Moon"
Ella Fitzgerald
Event of Interest
1948 Just 11 days after being released from prison, Billie Holiday plays in front of a sold-out crowd at Carnegie Hall
Billie Holiday
Music Concert
1950 Jazz pianist, Erroll Garner's solo concert (Cleveland, Ohio)
Erroll Garner
Music Recording
1951 Frank Sinatra records "I'm a Fool to Want You"
Frank Sinatra
- 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
- 1973 Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) stopped for speeding and LSD possession
- 1978 Bob Fosse's "Dancin'" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 1,774 performances
- 1980 "Happy New Year" opens at Morosco Theater NYC for 17 performances
- 1980 "Reggae" opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 21 performances
- 1982 "Best Little Whorehouse..." closes at 46th St NYC after 1577 performances
Event of Interest
1984 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe's "Starlight Express" premieres
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Event of Interest
1992 Bruce Springsteen releases "Human Touch" & "Lucky Town"
Bruce Springsteen
Music Single
1995 "Back for Good" single released by British boy Band Take That, reaches No. 1 in 31 countries
Robbie Williams