Music Premiere
1783 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Symphony No. 36" premieres in Linz, Austria
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1876 Johannes Brahms' 1st Symphony in C premieres in Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden
- 1890 Alexander Borodin's opera "Prince Igor" premieres in Petersburg
- 1908 Brooklyn Academy of Music opens in NYC
- 1909 Opera "Il Segreto di Susanna" is produced (Munich)
- 1946 "Park Avenue" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 72 performances
- 1950 "Barrier" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 4 performances
- 1950 "Consul" closes at Barrymore Theater NYC after 269 performances
- 1954 "Fanny" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 888 performances
- 1955 The rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with Ludwig van Beethoven's Fidelio after it was totally destroyed in World War II
Event of Interest
1963 John Lennon utters his infamous line at a Royal Variety Performance "Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? And for the rest of you, if you’ll just rattle your jewelry…" in London
John Lennon
Album Release
1968 "Wichita Lineman" 12th album by Glen Campbell is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1969)
Glen Campbell
Event of Interest
1993 Elton John awarded $518,700 from Sunday Mirror for a false report on his diet
Elton John
- 1995 "Indiscretions" closes at Ethel Barrymore Theater NYC after 221 performances
Album Release
1996 British girls group the Spice Girls release their debut album "Spice", goes on to sell 23 million copies
Album Release
1997 "Come On Over" 3rd studio album by Shania Twain is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1999)
Shania Twain
- 2003 "Shock'n Y'all" 8th studio album by Toby Keith is released (Billboard Album of the Year 2004)
Event of Interest
2015 Katy Perry is the highest paid musician of the year earning 135 million, according to Forbes Magazine
Katy Perry