- 1762 Opera "Orfeo Ed Euridice" by Christoph Willibald Gluck is first produced in Vienna in front of Empress Maria Theresa.
Event of Interest
1823 Carl Maria von Weber visits Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven
Event of Interest
1963 Little Richard joins Everly Brothers Tour
Phil Everly
Album Release
1973 "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" 7th studio album by Elton John is released
Elton John
- 1977 "Hair" opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 43 performances
- 1994 28th Country Music Association Award: Vince Gill & Pam Tillis wins
- 1995 "Company" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 68 performances
October in History
![Elvis Comes Fifth in Talent Show]()
Elvis Comes Fifth in Talent Show
Elvis Presley made his first public appearance as a singer on this day. It did not go well: he came fifth in a local talent show. But he was only ten years old.
October 3, 1945![Barking Mad! Puppies Slain to Cure Leg Injury]()
Barking Mad! Puppies Slain to Cure Leg Injury
Charles Darwin shocked the world in 1859 with his evolution theory. Today, it's his writings about practices in the 19th Century that will shock many modern readers.
October 3, 1833![Jazz Singer Sounds Death Knell for Silent Movies]()
Jazz Singer Sounds Death Knell for Silent Movies
The Jazz Singer was premiered on this day and audiences were thrilled to hear Al Jolson talking. The pioneer film spelled the end for the silent-movie industry.
October 6, 1927![The Great Stand on the Ugra River]()
The Great Stand on the Ugra River
On one side of the Ugra River stood the Mongol Golden Horde, on the other, Ivan III, Grand Prince of the rising Muscovy Principality. At stake, everything.
October 8, 1480
