- 1886 Camille Saint-Saëns' 3rd Symphony in C premieres at St. James Hall, London, with the composer conducting
Music Premiere
1911 Maurice Ravel's opera "L'Heure Espagnole" premieres at the Opéra-Comique, Paris, France
Music History
1962 Marilyn Monroe sings "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to JFK before 15,000 attendees, accompanied by jazz pianist Hank Jones, at Madison Square Garden, NYC
Album Release
1976 Columbia Records releases "Turnstiles", singer-songwriter Billy Joel's fourth studio album
Music History
1983 Weird Al Yankovic gives live performance at Wax Museum in Washington, D.C.
- 1984 "King Of Suede" by Weird Al Yankovic hits #62
Sports History
1984 109th Preakness: Puerto Rican jockey Ángel Cordero Jr., aboard Gate Dancer wins his second Pimlico classic
Television Finale
1990 "Elvis" TV Drama about early life of Elvis Presley last airs on ABC
- 1991 "Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story" closes at Shubert, NYC, after 225 performances
Album Release
1992 "Some Gave All" debut album by Billy Ray Cyrus is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1993)
Film Release
1999 "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace", directed by George Lucas, starring Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman and Liam Neeson, is released in cinemas
- 2006 Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, James Taylor, Billy Joel, Sheryl Crow, and Lenny Kravitz
- 2007 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (89,826): Chelsea beats Manchester United, 1 – 0 (a.e.t.); Didier Drogba scores 116' winner for Blues' 4th title
Television Premiere
2009 TV musical show "Glee" starring Jane Lynch, Michael Morrison, Lea Michele and an ensemble cast premieres on Fox
Music Awards
2013 21st Billboard Music Awards: Taylor Swift, Red win
- 2019 64th Eurovision Song Contest won by Duncan Laurence of the Netherlands