Music Premiere
1825 1st opera by Franz Liszt, "Don Sanche" premieres in Paris
Franz Liszt
Music Concert
1831 Felix Mendelssohn's 1st Piano concert in G, premieres
Felix Mendelssohn
- 1957 "Copper & Brass" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 36 performances
- 1959 "Billy Barnes Revue" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 87 performances
- 1960 "Tenderloin" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 216 performances
- 1963 "Jennie" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 82 performances
- 1963 The Beatles record "I Want to Hold Your Hand" at EMI Studios in London
- 1965 "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever" opens in NYC for 280 performances
Event of Interest
1967 Barbra Streisand stars on "Belle of 14th Street" special on CBS
Barbra Streisand
- 1974 "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" closes at Playhouse NYC after 1065 per
- 1979 "Beatlemania" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 920 performances
- 1982 1st live orchestra on a US commercial network since 1954 (National Symphony)
- 1987 "Late Nite Comic" closes at Ritz Theater NYC after 4 performances
- 1988 Traveling Wilbury's 1st release "Handle With Care"
- 1990 "Jackie Mason - Brand New" opens at Neil Simon NYC for 216 performances
- 1990 "Les Miserables" opens at Imperial Theatre, NY & His Majesty's Theatre, Perth
Event of Interest
1990 Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong drops out of school to pursue a career in music
Billie Joe Armstrong
- 1991 Blue Man Group's 1st performance in New York City
Music Concert
1994 Billy Joel performs opening concert at Cleveland's Gund Arena
Billy Joel
- 1996 "Taking Sides" opens at Atkinson Theater NYC
October in History
![Grim History of London's Speakers' Corner]()
Grim History of London's Speakers' Corner
Nowhere in England is the principal of free speech embodied more than at Speakers’ Corner in London’s Hyde Park. But this right was won through death and protest.
October 14, 1855![Hurricane on the Way? Don't Worry]()
Hurricane on the Way? Don't Worry
A cosy assurance from a BBC weather forecaster for viewers not to worry about an impending storm has gone down as the most spectacular mis-forecast in history.
October 15, 1987![The Tragedy of Aberfan]()
The Tragedy of Aberfan
One hundred and sixteen young children died on this day when an avalanche of coal tip waste and debris thundered down a hillside and engulfed their school.
October 21, 1966![Jumping Jacques Makes First Parachute Descent]()
Jumping Jacques Makes First Parachute Descent
Daredevil André-Jacques Garnerin took to the sky in a hydrogen balloon on this day and after cutting himself adrift performed the first ‘parachute’ descent.
October 22, 1797
