- 1931 Operetta "Viktoria & Her Hussar" by Paul Abraham (adapted for English by Harry Graham) premieres in London at Palace Theatre h
Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1946 "Gypsy Lady" opens at Century Theater NYC for 79 performances
- 1946 "If the Shoe Fits" opens at Century Theater NYC for 20 performances
- 1951 "Borscht Capades" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 90 performances
- 1955 "Ankles Aweigh" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 176 performances
- 1960 "Vintage '60" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC after 8 performances
- 1964 Beatles are paid a then record $150,000 for a concert (Kansas)
Event of Interest
1964 Mickey Mantle gets hits #1999, 2000 & 2001 & his 450th HR
Mickey Mantle
Film Premier
1980 "Divine Madness" starring Bette Midler, premieres
Bette Midler
- 1995 "Love! Valor! Compassion!" closes at Walter Kerr NYC after 276 performances
Event of Interest
2003 Billy Corgan presents his poetry at the Art Institute of Chicago's Rubloff Auditorium
Billy Corgan
Hall of Fame
2005 Diana DeGarmo receives the Horizon Award at the Georgia Music Hall Of Fame Awards ceremony
Diana DeGarmo
September in History
Agatha Christie, The World's Best-Selling Novelist
Agatha Christie was born on this day. She went on to become the best-selling writer of all time, her novels having sold about 2 billion copies worldwide.
September 15, 1890
Mad Monk Burns 2,000 At The Stake
With convictions similar to the Nazis 500 years later, Spain's 15th Century Grand Inquisitor wanted to drive the Jews from his country.
September 16, 1498
Arc Lamps Light the Way to World-Beating Display
"Artificial sunshine" came to a Northern England holiday resort in 1879, dazzling the visitors and showing the world the possibilities of outside electricity.
September 18, 1879
The Story of the First Country to Grant Women the Vote
In the late 19th century the women's suffrage movement was widespread in Europe, America, Britain and its colonies. But who was first to grant women the vote?
September 19, 1893