- 1753 Joseph Haydn's first opera "Krumme Teufel" (The Limping Devil) premieres in Vienna
Music Premiere
1901 Ignacy Jan Paderewski's opera "Manru" has its world premiere in Dresden, Germany
Music History
1913 Igor Stravinsky's avant-garde ballet score "Le Sacre du Printemps" (The Rite of Spring) for the Ballets Russes premieres at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, provoking a riot
Music History
1942 Bing Crosby records Irving Berlin's song "White Christmas", world's best-selling single (estimated 100 million copies sold)
Film Premiere
1942 "Yankee Doodle Dandy", based on life of George M. Cohan, directed by Michael Curtiz, starring James Cagney and Joan Lesley, premieres in NYC (Academy Awards Best Actor 1943)
Music History
1950 The Carter family debut on the Grand Ole Opry with Chet Atkins
Music History
1956 Arnold Schoenberg's "Modern Psalm" premieres
#1 in the Charts
1960 Everly Brothers single "Cathy's Clown" hits #1
TV Show Appearance
1962 Barbra Streisand appears on "The Garry Moore Show"
Music History
1976 Car tune "One Piece At A Time" by Johnny Cash hits #29
Music History
1987 Michael Jackson attempts to buy Elephant Man's remains
- 1991 Musical adaptation of "Les Miserables" opens at Aotea Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand
Musical Finale
1994 Revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical "Joseph & the Amazing Dreamcoat" closes at Minskoff Theater, NYC, after 223 performances
Music Concert
2006 Singer David Bowie joins guitarist David Gilmour as special guest during encore at Royal Albert Hall, London concert; they perform "Arnold Layne" and "Comfortably Numb" in what becomes Bowie's final UK appearance
- 2010 55th Eurovision Song Contest: Lena for Germany wins singing "Satellite" in Oslo