- 1887 Giuseppe Verdi‘s opera “Otello” premieres at La Scala in Italy, Verdi’s first new opera for over 15 years
- 1897 1st showing of a motion picture in Hawaii at the Hawaiian Opera House
- 1907 Arnold Schoenberg‘s 1st string quartet premieres in Vienna
- 1911 Society of Dutch Composers forms in Amsterdam
- 1940 Glenn Miller and his Orchestra record “Tuxedo Junction”
- 1957 Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 2nd Piano Concert
- 1959 “Redhead” opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 455 performances
- 1972 “Another Puff” by Jerry Reed peaks at #65