Il mercante di Venezia
1873 Ciro Pinsuti's opera "Il mercante di Venezia", based on William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" is first performed, at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Italy
Oh Kay
1926 George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, and P. G. Wodehouse's musical "Oh, Kay" opens at the Imperial Theatre, NYC; runs for 256 performances
Music in the Air
1932 Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's Musical "Music in the Air" opens at the Alvin Theatre, later transferring to th 44th Street Theatre, NYC; runs for 342 performances
Greatest Hits
1974 "Greatest Hits" 11th studio album by Elton John is released
Song and Dance
1986 Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Song and Dance", starring Bernadette Peters, closes at Royale Theater, NYC, after 474 performances and a Tony Award for Peters
Wicked Game
1990 Musician Chris Isaak releases single "Wicked Game"
The Buddha of Suburbia
1993 Arista Records releases David Bowie's 19th studio "The Buddha of Suburbia", based on the novel of the same name by Hanif Kureishi, in the UK and Europe only; it is not released in US until nearly 2 years later
Sonny Bono
1994 Voters in California elect entertainer Sonny Bono to US Congress
- 1995 Comedy revue "Danny Gans on Broadway: The Man of Many Voices" opens at Neil Simon Theater, NYC; runs for 6 performances
Sacred Arias
1999 Tenor Andrea Bocelli releases his "Sacred Arias" album, the world's best-selling classical album by a single artist
Greatest Hits
2004 Mercury Nashville Records releases "Greatest Hits" album by Shania Twain (Billboard Album of the Year, 2005)
- 2013 27th Soul Train Music Awards: Miguel, Tamar Braxton win
Music History
2017 51st Country Music Association Awards: Garth Brooks, Chris Stapleton & Miranda Lambert win
Country Music Association Awards
2023 57th Country Music Association Awards: Lainey Wilson, Luke Combs & Tracy Chapman win