- 1944 Grieg, Wright and Forrest's musical "Song of Norway" premieres in NYC
Crazy
1961 American country singerPatsy Cline records then-struggling songwriter Willie Neslon's song "Crazy", in Nashville, Tennessee
- 1966 First concert at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri: The Beatles headline; it is their second show of the day, having played in the afternoon 341 miles away in Cincinnati, Ohio after getting rained out on the night before
- 1979 Russian Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects in NYC; joins the American Ballet Theatre, and works as a film actor
- 1980 British drummer and band co-sounder Bill Ward quits Black Sabbath for the first time
Music Premiere
1983Jerry Herman's musical "La Cage aux Folles", based on Jean Poiret's French play of the same name, opens at Palace Theater, NYC; runs for 1761 performances, wins 6 Tony Awards
Rags
1986 Stephen Schwartz andCharles Strouse's musical "Rags" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC; runs for 4 performances, receives 6 Tony Award nominations
Hughie
1996 Revival ofEugene O'Neill's' drama "Hughie", directed byAl Pacino, and starring Pacino and Paul Benedict, opens at Circle in the Square Theater, NYC; runs for 56 performances
- 2001 "How You Remind Me" single released by Nickelback (Billboard Song of the Year 2002)
