1993 Death Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Polish/U.S. pianist (Carnegie Hall), dies at 100 1988 Death Leo Steiner, New York's Carnegie Deli owner, dies 1986 Event Carnegie Hall reopens after a $50 million facelift 1972 Event David Bowie sells out his 1st show in New York's Carnegie Hall 1964 Event Beatles 1st New York City concert at Carnegie Hall 1962 Event Bob Dylan plays New York City Carnegie Hall 1962 Event Tony Bennett debuts in concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City 1961 Death John Acton, 1st Baron Acton, English historian, friends with De Tocqueville, Bluntschli, Montalembert, his extensive library was purchased after his death by Andrew Carnegie, dies 1960 Event Harry Belafonte 2nd Carnegie Hall performance 1957 Event Miles Davis Quintet debuts a jazz concert at Carnegie Hall in NY 1953 Birthday Jon Faddis, born in Oakland, California, musician, jazz trumpeter, conductor, composer, music educator, sound compared to his mentor, Dizzy Gillespie, member Lionel Hampton's big band, led Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, released Grammy-Award nominated work, Remembrances, 1999 1951 Death Simon Barere, pianist, dies while perfoming at Carnegie Hall 1947 Event Dizzy Gillespie presented his 1st Carnegie Hall concert in NY 1938 Birthday Elizabeth E Bailey, university dean, Carnegie Mellon 1938 Event Benny Goodman refuses to play Carnegie Hall when black members of his band were barred from performing 1930 Birthday Barbara Lawrence, Carnegie, Oklahoma, actress, Joe Dakota 1929 Birthday John Polk Allen, Carnegie, Oklahoma, CEO, Biosphere 2 1924 Event George Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue" premieres at Carnegie Hall (New York City) 1919 Death Andrew Carnegie, U.S. steel industrialist/philanthropist, dies at 83 1911 Event Andrew Carnegie forms Carnegie Corp (for scholarly and charitable works) 1908 Event Dutch utopist Frederick of Eden speaks in Carnegie Hall, New York 1904 Event Andrew Carnegie donates $1.5M to build a peace palace 1904 Event Andrew Carnegie establishes Carnegie Hero Fund 1902 Birthday Alice Tully, born in Corning, New York, singer/patroness, Carnegie Hall 1902 Event Carnegie Institute founded in Washington D.C. 1901 Birthday Jascha Heifetz, Vilna Lithuania, U.S. violin virtuoso, Carnegie Hall 1893 Event Dvoraks "From the New World" premieres at Carnegie Hall New York City 1891 Event Music Hall (Carnegie Hall) opens in New York, Tchaikovsky as guest conductor 1888 Birthday Dale Carnegie, author, How to Win Friends and Influence People 1835 Birthday Andrew Carnegie, Scottish/US industrialist/philanthropist 1834 Birthday John Acton, born in Naples, Italy, 1st Baron Acton, English historian, friends with De Tocqueville, Bluntschli, Montalembert, his extensive library was purchased after his death by Andrew Carnegie
