Film Release
1936 "Swing Time", directed by George Stevens, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, is released
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
- 1948 "Angel in the Wings" closes at Coronet Theater NYC after 308 performances
- 1962 Beatles record "How Do You Do It" at EMI
- 1965 Beatles' single "Help!" goes #1 & stays #1 for 3 weeks
- 1965 Rock group Who's van is vandalized with $10,000 in equipment stolen
- 1970 Russian ballerina Natalia Makarova defects to the West while on tour with the Kirov Ballet in London and is granted political asylum
- 1977 "Godspell" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 527 performances
- 1980 Yes performs its last concert at Madison Square Garden
- 1983 "Joseph & the Amazing Dreamcoat" closes at Royale NYC after 747 performances
- 1984 Nigerian singer Fela Kuti sentenced to 2 years [1]
- 1991 "Most Happy Fella" opens at NY State Theater NYC
Event of Interest
1995 Cult TV series "Xena: Warrior Princess" starring Lucy Lawless and Renee O'Connor debuts in the US
Lucy Lawless
Kevin Smith
