- 1843 Opera "Bohemian Girl" by Michael William Balfe with a libretto by Alfred Bunn first produced in London
Music History
1896 "Also Sprach Zarathustra" (Thus Spake Zarathustra) by Richard Strauss, inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophical novel, debuts in Frankfurt
- 1903 Opera "Die Neugierigen Frauen" by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari is produced in Munich
Music History
1919 Ignacy Jan Paderewski resigns as Polish Prime Minister
Music Premiere
1926 Béla Bartók's ballet "Miraculous Mandarin" premieres at the Cologne Opera, Germany, conducted by Eugen Szenkar
Music Concert
1967 Jimi Hendrix headlines bill (including The Move and Pink Floyd) for 2 shows at Whitla Hall, Queens College, in Belfast - his only concerts in Ireland
Album Release
1970 George Harrison releases his triple album set "All Things Must Pass" - it becomes the best selling solo release of any of the Beatles, going 6X Platinum
Theatrical Finale
1977 "Comedy with Music (Victor Borge)" closes at Imperial NY after 66 performances
- 1987 "Les Miserables" opens at Theatre Royal, Sydney
- 1989 George Harrison releases "Cheer Down" & "Poor Little Girl"
- 1991 Musical "Peter Pan", starring Cathy Rigby, opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 48 performances
Film Release
2013 "Frozen", the highest-grossing animated film of all time, starring Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell, is released