- 1858 Charles Hallé founds Halle Orchestra in Manchester, England
Les Illuminations
1940 Benjamin Britten's song cycle "Les Illuminations" premieres at Aeolian Hall, London, England with soprano Sophie Wyss and the Boyd Neel Orchestra
- 1952 Paul Creston's 4th Symphony premieres by the National Symphony Orchestra
"Blue Suede Shoes"
1956 Elvis Presley records his cover version of Carl Perkins' song "Blue Suede Shoes"
"Pittsburgh" Symphony
1959 Paul Hindemith's symphony "Pittsburgh" premieres
"I Fall to Pieces"
1961 "I Fall to Pieces" single released by Patsy Cline (Billboard Song of the Year 1961)
- 1965 "The Name Game" by Shirley Ellis hits #3
Shostakovich's 11th String Quartet
1966 Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 11th string quartet
- 1969 The Beatles perform their last live gig, a 42 minute concert on the roof of Apple Corps HQ in London, England
- 1971 Walt Smith and Leon Uris' musical "Ari", based on Uris' novel "Exodus", closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 19 performances
- 1973 Rock band Kiss plays their 1st show at the Coventry Club in Queens, NY
8th American Music Awards
1981 8th American Music Awards: Barbra Streisand & Kenny Rogers win
16th American Music Awards
1989 16th American Music Awards: Randy Travis and George Michael win