Music Premiere
1834 "Harold in Italy", symphonic work for orchestra and viola by Hector Berlioz, premieres and at the Paris Conservatoire; Chrétien Urhan soloist, with Narcisse Girard conducting
- 1887 Opera "Trumpeter of Säckingen" 1st American production (NYC)
Music History
1903 Enrico Caruso makes his US debut at the Metropolitan Opera House, in New York in Verdi's "Rigoletto"
Music History
1926 Noël Coward's "This Was a Man" premieres in NYC
Music Recording
1936 Legendary Delta blues musician Robert Johnson's first recording session with producer Don Law at the Gunter Hotel, San Antonio, Texas
Music History
1944 Arnold Schoenberg's "Ode to Napoleon" premieres in NYC
- 1946 "Gypsy Lady" closes at Century Theater NYC after 79 performances
- 1950 Howard Swanson's "Short Symphony" premieres
- 1959 "Fiorello!" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 796 performances
- 1963 "Tambourines to Glory" closes at Little Theater NYC after 24 performances
- 1964 "Bajour" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 232 performances
- 1964 Beatles release single "I Feel Fine" & "She's a Woman"
- 1968 Musical revue "Noël Coward's Sweet Potato" closes at Booth Theatre, NYC, after 44 performances
Music Single
1970 George Harrison releases "My Sweet Lord" single in the US
Album Release
1970 Cat Stevens releases his fourth studio album "Tea for the Tillerman"; featuring singles "Wild World and "Father and Son"
Music History
1991 Freddie Mercury, 45, confirms he has AIDS the day before he dies
Album Release
1993 "Doggystyle" debut album by Snoop Doggy Dogg is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1994)
Album Release
1999 Jessica Simpson releases her debut studio album "Sweet Kisses"
Music Awards
2008 35th American Music Awards: Rihanna & Chris Brown win
Music Awards
2014 41st American Music Awards: One Direction, Sam Smith and Katy Perry win
