- 1917 Ernest Bloch's "Schelomo: Rhapsodie Hébraïque" and "Israel Symphony" premiere in Carnegie Hall, NYC, with Artur Bodanzky conducting the former, and the composer conducting the latter
Film Premiere
1944 "Going My Way", directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby premieres in New York (Academy Award for Best Picture, 1945)
- 1952 "Call Me Madam" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 644 performances
- 1956 Frank Loesser's musical "Most Happy Fella" opens at Imperial Theater, NYC; runs for 678 performances
- 1960 Musical "Fantasticks" by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones, premieres in NYC (world's longest running musical)
- 1969 "Trumpets of the Lord" closes at Brooks Atkinson NYC after 7 performances
- 1981 "Can-Can" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 5 performances
- 1986 31st Eurovision Song Contest: Sandra Kim for Belgium wins singing "J'aime la vie" in Bergen
- 1987 "Mikado" closes at Virginia Theater NYC after 46 performances
- 1993 "Kiss of the Spider Woman" opens at Broadhurst NYC for 906 performances
Music Awards
1994 29th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks, Vince Gill, and Wynonna win
Album Release
2005 Fall Out Boy's breakthrough album "From Under the Cork Tree" is released through Island Records
Music History
2013 The Palmetto Playground in Brooklyn is renamed after Beastie Boys' rapper Adam Yauch