1986 Event "Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood" closes at Ritz New York City after 13 performances 1986 Event "Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood" opens at Ritz Theater New York City for 13 performances 1952 Event 7.8 earthquake shakes Kern County California, 14 killed 1945 Death Jerome Kern, U.S. composer (Sally, Leave it to Jane), dies at 60 1939 Event Jerome Kern/Hammerstein II's "Very Warm for May," premieres in New York City 1927 Event Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II's "Show Boat," premieres in New York City 1920 Event Jerome Kern/BG DeSylva's musical "Sally," premieres in New York City 1918 Event Kern, Bolton and Wodehouse's musical premieres in New York City 1917 Death Johan H C Kern, Dutch linguist (Sanskreet), dies at 84 1917 Event Kern, Bolton and Wodehouse's musical "Oh, Boy!," premieres in New York City 1915 Event J Kern/S Greene's musical "Very Good Eddie," premieres in New York City 1915 Event Sydney, Kern and Smith's musical "Love o' Mike," premieres in New York City 1914 Event Jerome Kern and Michael E Rourles musical premieres in New York City 1885 Birthday Jerome Kern, New York City, Broadway composer, Showboat, Roberta 1833 Birthday Johan H C Kern, Dutch linguist, Sanskrit, Old Javan 1662 Death Leonhart Kern, German sculptor, dies at about 73
