2014 Event At the 71st Golden Globe Awards, Best Motion Picture is awarded to '12 Years a Slave'; 'American Hustle is receives the Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy award, with actress Amy Adams honored as Best Actress 2013 Event At The Tony Awards, held in New York City, Best Musical and other awards are given to the musical 'Kinky Boots', which has lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and is based on a book by Harvey Fierstein 2012 Event London's West End closes it's longest-run musical, 'Chicago' which ran for 15 years 2002 Death Arne Mellnas, composer, studied, taught orchestration at Royal College of Music in Stockholm, musical language filled with diverse moods 1997 Death Alan Fluck, musical educationalist, dies at 69 1997 Event "Dream-Johnny Mercer Musical," closes at Royale New York City after 109 performances 1997 Event "Dream-Johnny Mercer Musical," opens at Royale New York City for 109 performance 1996 Event Rock musical "Rent," by Jonathan Larson, opens off-Broadway 1996 Event 6,138th performance of "Cats" is held in London, surpassing record of Broadway's longest-running musical, "A Chorus Line" 1995 Death Phyllis Hyman, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies, dies from suicide at 45 1994 Death Pieter Zaanen, architect (Musical Trade scholarship, Amsterdam), dies 1994 Event "Cyrano - The Musical" closes at Neil Simon New York City after 137 performances 1993 Event A Websters musical "Sunset Promenade" premieres in LA 1993 Event "Cyrano - The Musical" opens at Neil Simon Theater New York City for 137 performances 1993 Death Leon Theremin, electronic musical instruments inventor, dies at 97 1993 Event Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Sunset Promenade" opens in London 1993 Event Peter Townshend's musical "Tommy," premieres in New York City 1992 Event Ken Ludwig's musical "Crazy for You," premieres in New York City 1991 Event Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman's musical premieres in New York City 1991 Event M Leander and E Seago's musical "Matador," premieres in London 1991 Event Musical "Will Rogers Follies," premieres in New York City 1991 Event "Shogun - The Musical" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 72 performances 1990 Event "Shogun - The Musical" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 72 performances 1989 Event C Coleman and D Zippel's musical "City of Angels," premieres in New York City 1989 Event George Forest's musical "Grand Hotel," premieres in New York City 1989 Event Astor Piazzolla and Wm Finn's musical "Dangerous Games" premieres in New York City 1989 Event Musical "Buddy" with Paul Hipp premieres in London 1989 Event Musical "Miss Saigon," premieres in London 1988 Birthday Vanessa Hudgens, born in Salinas, California, actress, singer, debut album, titled, 'V', certified Gold, screen debut, drama film, 'Thirteen', 2003, known for playing role of Gabriella Montez in High School Musical series 1987 Event Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine's musical "Into the Stars," premieres 1985 Event Rupert Holmes' musical "Mystery of Edwin Drood," premieres in New York City 1985 Event Roger Miller's musical "Big River," premieres in New York City 1984 Event Howard Goodall/Melvyn Bragg's musical "Hired Man," premieres in London 1984 Event 1st London performance of musical "Stepping Out" presented 1984 Birthday Adam Wylie, born in San Dimas, California, Broadway musical performer, television and voice actor 1983 Event Musical "Tap Dance Kid" with H Battle premieres in New York City 1983 Event David Shire and R Maltby Jr's musical "Baby," premieres in New York City 1983 Event E Bernstein, Levinson and Link's musical "Merlin" premieres in New York City 1982 Event Menken and Ashman's musical "Little Shop of Horrors," premieres in New York City 1982 Event T Macauly and D Vosburghs musical "Windy City," premieres in London 1982 Event Arthur Kopit's musical "Nine," premieres in New York City 1982 Event Musical "Pump Boys and Dinettes," premieres in New York City 1981 Event Harry Krieger/Tom Eyen's musical "Dreamgirls," premieres in New York City 1981 Event Andrew Lloyd Webber/T.S. Eliot's musical "Cats", premieres in London 1981 Event William Finn's musical "March of Falsettos," premieres in New York City 1981 Event Stephen Sondheim's musical "Marry Me a Little," premieres in New York City 1980 Event Gower Champion's musical "42nd Street," premieres in New York City 1980 Event "Musical Chairs" closes at Rialto Theater New York City after 15 performances 1980 Event "Musical Chairs" opens at Rialto Theater New York City for 15 performances 1979 Event Peter Shaffers musical "Amadeus," premieres in London 1979 Event A. L. Webber musical "Joseph and Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," premieres 1979 Event J McHugh and A Malvin's musical "Sugar Babies," premieres in New York City 1979 Event Musical "They're Playing Our Song," premieres in New York City 1978 Event "Broadway Musical" opens/closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City 1978 Event John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical "Ballroom," premieres in New York City 1978 Event Andrew Lloyd Webber and Rice's musical "Evita," premiers in London 1978 Event Musical "Runaways" with Elizabeth Swados premieres in New York City 1978 Event Musical "Ain't Misbehavin'," premieres in New York City 1978 Event Coleman, Comden and Green's musical premieres in New York City 1977 Event C Strouse and M Charnins musical "Annie," premieres in New York City 1977 Event Stephen Sondheim's musical "Side by Side" premieres in New York City 1977 Birthday Shakira, born in Barranquilla, Columbia, singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, Latin American musical prodigy 1976 Event Holgate, Kemp and Lopez' musical premieres in New York City 1976 Event "Donny and Marie" [Osmond] musical variety show premieres on ABC TV 1976 Event Stephen Sondheim's musical "Pacific Overtures," premieres in New York City 1976 Event "Musical Jubilee" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 92 performances 1975 Event "Musical Jubilee" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 92 performances 1975 Event Hamlisch and Klebans musical "Chorus Line" premieres in New York City 1975 Event Gary Geld and Peter Udell's musical "Shenandoah," premieres in New York City 1974 Event Stephen Schwartz' musical "Magic Show," premieres in New York City 1974 Event Styne, Comdem and Green's musical "Lorelei," premieres in New York City 1974 Event E Wilson Jr's musical "Let My People Come," premieres in New York City 1973 Event "Barbra Streisand ...and Other Musical Instruments" airs on CBS TV 1973 Event Judd Woldon and Robert Brittens musical "Raisin," premieres in New York City 1973 Event "2 Gentlemen of Verona," musical opens in London 1973 Event Steven Sondheim's musical "Little Night Music," premieres in New York City 1973 Event Musical "El Grande de Coca-Cola," premieres in New York City 1971 Event Fenholt and Webber's musical "Jesus Christ Superstar," premieres in New York City 1971 Event Stephen Schwartz' musical "Godspell," premieres off-Broadway 1971 Event Stephen Sondheim's musical "Follies," premieres in New York City 1970 Event R Rodgers/M Charnins musical "Two by Two," premieres in New York City 1970 Event Strouse, Adams, Comden and Green's musical "Applause," premieres in New York City 1970 Event Dutch premiere of musical "Hair" in Amsterdam 1969 Event J. Bock and S. Harnicks musical "Rothschilds," premieres in New York City 1969 Birthday Michael Grant, vocalist, Musical Youth 1968 Event Burt Bacharach/Hal David's musical premieres in New York City 1968 Event John Kander/Fred Ebbs musical "Zorba," premieres in New York City 1968 Event "That's Life" premieres-A Broadway musical type TV show 1968 Event Hill, Hawkins and Coghill's musical premieres in London 1968 Event Hester and Appolinar's musical "Your Own Thing," premieres in New York City 1967 Event MacDermot, Ragni and Rado's musical "Hair," premieres in New York City 1967 Birthday Ana Gasteyer, born in Washington, D.C., actress, comedienne, appeared in 'Saturday Night Live' television show, appeared in 'Mean Girls' film and 'Wicked' musical 1967 Event Clark Gesner's musical "You're a Good Man, premieres in New York City 1966 Event Neil Simons, Coleman and Fields' musical "Sweet Charity," premieres 1965 Birthday Chuckii Booker, born in Los Angeles, California, rocker, singer, songwriter, bandleader, rhythm and blues artist, musical director, recorded and produced with Barry White, Janet Jackson 1965 Event D Heneker and J Taylor's musical "Charlie Girl," premieres in London 1965 Event "King Family Show" (musical variety) premieres on ABC TV 1963 Event Jerry Bock and S Harnick's musical "She Loves Me," premieres in New York City 1963 Event David Hendon and Douglas Cross' musical premieres in London 1962 Event Simon/Coleman/Leigh's musical "Little Me," premieres in New York City 1962 Event Musical, "Mr President," written by Irving Berlin, opens on Bdwy 1962 Event Richard Rodger's musical "No Strings," premieres in New York City 1962 Event Beach Boys introduced a new musical style with their hit "Surfin" 1961 Event Styne/Comden/Green's musical "Subways are for Sleeping," premieres 1961 Event Bricusse and Newley's musical "Stop the world I want to ...," premieres 1960 Event Musical "Do re mi" with Phil Silvers premieres in New York City 1960 Event Coleman/Leigh's musical "Wildcat" with Lucille Ball premieres in New York City 1960 Event Harvey Schmidt/Tom Jones' musical "Fantasticks," premieres in New York City 1960 Event Lionel Bart's musical "Fings ain't wot they used t'be," premieres 1959 Event Bob Merrill's musical "Take me Along," premieres in New York City 1959 Event "Duke" Ellington wins Springarn Medal for his musical achievements 1959 Event Johnson and Bart's musical "Lock up your daughters," premieres in London 1959 Event Rodgers and Barer's musical "Once upon a mattress," premieres in New York City 1958 Event Musical show "Valmouth," 1st produced in London 1957 Event Bernstein and Sondheim's musical "West Side Story," premieres in New York City 1957 Event Musical "West Side Story," opens on Broadway 1957 Event Bob Merrill's musical "New Girl in Town," premieres in New York City 1956 Birthday Dolf de Vries, Dutch musical/director/arranger, Josephine 1956 Event Gene de Paul/John Meyer's musical "Li'l Abner," premieres in New York City 1956 Event Frank Loesser's musical "Most Happy Fella," premieres in New York City 1956 Event Noel Coward's musical "South Sea Bubble," premieres in London 1956 Event Musical "Mr Wonderful" with Sammy Davis, Jr. premieres in New York City 1954 Event Harold Arlen/Truman Capotes musical premieres in New York City 1954 Death Colette, writer, best-known for novel 'Gigi', which became a stage musical, dies at 81 in Paris, France 1954 Event Sandy Wilson's musical "Boyfriend," premieres in London 1953 Event J. Styne/B. Hilliard's musical "Hazel Flagg," premieres in New York City 1952 Birthday Zoltan Kocsis, born in Budapest, Hungary, composer, pianist, conductor, musical director, Hungarian National Philharmonic 1951 Birthday Johnny Contardo, born in Boston, Massachusetts, lead singer for Sha Na Na, appeared in hit musical Grease as Johnny Casino and the Gamblers 1951 Event Sammy Fain/EY Harburg's musical "Flahooley," premieres in New York City 1950 Event Cole Porter's musical "Out of this World," premieres in New York City 1950 Birthday Phyllis Hyman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies 1950 Birthday Beth Anderson, born in Lexington, Kentucky, composer, singer, neo-romantic genre, invented swales, a musical form based on collages, samples of newly composed music vs. existing music, famous for singing with Limahl on 'The Never Ending Story' film title song 1949 Event Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson's musical premieres in New York City 1949 Birthday Kate Taylor, born in Boston, Massachusetts, singer, songwriter, musical family members include Alex, Livingston, Hugh and James, albums include Sister Kate, Kate Taylor, famous hit 'It's In His Kiss' 1948 Birthday Barbara Dickson, born in Dunfermline, Scotland, singer, actress, won two, Olivier Awards, musical hits include song 'I Know Him So Well' 1948 Event 1st live televised musical Eugene Ormandy on CBS followed in 90 1948 Event 20th Academy Awards - "Gentleman's Agreement," L Young, R Colman win minutes by 2nd live televised musical Arturo Toscvanni on NBC 1947 Event Bob Hilliard/Carl Sigman's musical "Angel in Wings," premieres in New York City 1947 Event Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical "Allegro," premieres in New York City 1947 Event Julie Styne and Sam Cohn's musical "High Button Shoes," premieres in New York City 1947 Event "Bless the Bride" musical opens in London 1947 Birthday Bill Fontana, born in Cleveland, Ohio, composer, sound art pioneer, created sounds sculptures in 1976, using urban surroundings as a source of musical information, to evoke visual imagery 1947 Birthday Ian Gomm, born in Chiswick, West London, songwriter, singer, guitarist, considered 'Best Rhythm Guitarist' by New Musical Express Magagine, 1971 1947 Birthday Jim Nollman, born in Boston, Massachusetts, graduated from Tufts University, composer, musical theater, conceptual artist, environmental activist, recorded interspecies music with wolves, whales, dolphins, deer, elk, desert rats 1946 Event Noel Cowards musical "Pacific 1860," premieres in London 1946 Event Musical "Annie Get Your Gun," starring Ethel Merman premieres in New York City 1946 Event Rome/Auerbach/Horwitt's musical "Call Me Mister," premieres in New York City 1945 Event Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Carousel" opens on Broadway 1945 Event S Romberg, H&D Fields' musical premieres in New York City 1944 Event Leonard Bernstein's musical "On the Town," premieres in New York City 1944 Birthday Jonathan King, born in London, England, Kenneth George King, singer, songwriter, pop music producer, wrote song 'Everyone's Gone to the Moon', successful writer, producer for other musical artists 1944 Event Harold Arlen/ET Harburgs musical premieres in New York City 1944 Event 1st TV Musical comedy (The Boys from Boise) 1944 Event Grieg/Work/Forest's musical "Song of Norway," premieres in New York City 1943 Birthday Albert Lee, born in Leominster, Herefordshire, Grammy-award winning English guitarist, musical director, celebrated finger-style and hybrid picking technique, played with the Crickets 1943 Event Weill/Perelman/Nash' musical "One Touch of Venus," premieres in New York City 1943 Birthday James Levine, musical conductor, Tosca, dir, Metropolitan Opera 1943 Birthday Hugh Davies, born in Exmouth, England, composer, musicologist, invented musical instruments from household items, 1970's member of the Artist Placement Group 1942 Event Irving Berlin's musical "This is the Army," premieres in New York City 1942 Event Musical "Star and Garter," premieres in New York City 1941 Event Cole Porters musical "Let's Face It," premieres in New York City 1941 Event H Martin/R Blanes musical "Best Foot Forward," premieres in New York City 1941 Birthday Joe Butler, rocker, drummer, vocalist, founding member of The Lovin' Spoonful, performed in musical production of Hair 1941 Birthday John Gould, British composer/musical comic 1940 Birthday Pete Brown, born in Ashtead, England, poet, lyricist, musical producer, worked with The Battered Ornaments, created Pete Brown & Piblokto! 1940 Event Cole Porters musical "Panama hattie," premieres in New York City 1940 Event Duke, Latouche and Felter's musical premieres in New York City 1940 Event Irving Berlin's musical "Louisiana Purchase," premieres in New York City 1940 Event Lewis and Hamilton's musical "Two for the Show," premieres in New York City 1939 Event Cole Porter's musical "Du Barry was a Lady," premieres in New York City 1939 Event Sammy Fain/Jack Yellen's musical "George White's Scandals" premieres 1938 Event Noel Coward's musical "Operette," premieres in London 1937 Event Pro-labor musical revue "Pins and Needles" opens, produced by ILGWU 1936 Event Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical "On Your Toes," premieres in New York City 1935 Event Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's musical "Jumbo," premieres in New York City 1935 Event Cole Porters musical "Jubilee," premieres in New York City 1934 Event Vernon Duke and James Hanley's musical premieres in New York City 1934 Event Arlen, Ira Gershwin and Harburgs musical premieres in New York City 1933 Birthday Arne Mellnas, born in Stockholm, Sweden, composer, studied, taught orchestration at Royal College of Music in Stockholm, musical language filled with diverse moods 1932 Event Cole Porters musical "Gay Divorcee," premieres in New York City 1932 Birthday Per Norgard, born in Gentofte, Denmark, composer, famous 20th century Danish composer, music features use of infinity series for serializing melody, harmony, rhythm in musical composition 1932 Event Irving Berlin's musical "Face the Music," premieres in New York City 1931 Event Pulitzer Prize-winning musical play "Of Thee I Sing" opens on Bdwy 1931 Event Warren, Dixon and Young's musical "Laugh Parade," premieres in New York City 1931 Event Musical "Everybody's Welcome" with T/J Dorsey premieres in New York City 1930 Event Cole Porter's musical "NYCers," premieres in New York City 1930 Event Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's musical "Evergreen," premieres in London 1930 Event Musical "Smiles" with Bob Hope/Fred Astaire premieres in New York City 1930 Event Musical "Sweet and Low" with Fanny Brice premieres in New York City 1930 Event George Gershwin/Walter Donaldsons musical premieres in New York City 1930 Birthday Julian Slade, born in London, England, writer, best-known work 'Salad Days', UK's longest running musical 1929 Event Cole Porter's musical "Wake Up and Dream," premieres in New York City 1929 Event G Kaufman and R Lardner's musical "June Moon," premieres in New York City 1929 Birthday Luc Ferrari, born in Paris, France, composer, concentrated on musical composition, collaborated with Pierre Schaeffer from 1957 - 1966, extended notion of abstract music, interested in breaking barriers that force musical tradition 1929 Event "New Moon" musical opens in London 1929 Event BG DeSylva and Lew Brown's musical "Follow Thru," premieres in New York City 1928 Event Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn's musical "Whoopee," premieres in New York City 1928 Event George and Ira Gershwin's musical "Treasure Girl," premieres in New York City 1928 Event Cole Porter and E Ray Goetz' musical "Paris," premieres in New York City 1928 Event Cohan/Lardner's musical "Elmer the Great," premieres in New York City 1928 Event Stothard, Kalmar and Ruby's musical "Good Boy," premieres in New York City 1928 Birthday Karlheinz Stockhausen, born in Germany, composer, worked with electronic music, musical spatialization 1928 Event Noel Coward's musical "This Year of Grace," premieres in London 1928 Event Rudolph Friml's musical "Three Musketeers," premieres in New York City 1928 Birthday Alan Fluck, musical educationalist 1928 Birthday Mitch Leigh, born in Brooklyn, New York, Irwin Michnick, graduated from Yale, composer, musical theater composer, theatrical producer, known for show Man Of La Mancha, composed jingle 'Nobody Doesn't Like Sara Lee' 1928 Event G/I Gershwin/Romberg/Wodehouse's musical "Rosalie," premieres in New York City 1927 Event J McHugh and D Fields' musical "Delmar's Revels," premieres in New York City 1927 Event Rodgers and Hart's musical "Connecticut Yankee," premieres in New York City 1927 Event Sigmund Romberg's musical "My Maryland," premieres in New York City 1927 Event B. G. DeSylva/Lew Brown's musical "Good News," premieres in New York City 1926 Birthday Earle Brown, born in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, composer, known for reviving interest in classical music with musical improvisation, creating formal and notational systems, and open forum style of muscial construction 1926 Event George Gershwin's musical "Oh, Kay," premieres in New York City 1926 Birthday Bill Justis, born in Birmingham, Alabama, musician, musical arranger, rock and roll pioneer, celebrated for Grammy Hall of Fame song "Raunchy" and Australian hit "Tamoure" 1926 Event Richard Rodgers and L Hart's musical "Girl Friend," premieres in New York City 1925 Event George/Ira Gershwin's musical "Tip-Toes," premieres in New York City 1925 Event Musical "Big Boy" with Al Jolson premieres in New York City 1924 Event George/Ira Gershwin's musical "Lady Be Good," premieres in New York City 1923 Event H Tierney/J McCarthy's musical "Kid Boots," premieres in New York City 1923 Event Andre Charlot's musical "Rats," premieres in London 1922 Event George Cohan's musical "Little Nellie Kelly," premieres in New York City 1922 Event Goodman and Atteridge's musical "Passing Show," premieres in New York City 1922 Event Albert von Tilzer and Neville Fleesons musical premieres in New York City 1921 Event Z Parenteau and Schuyler Green's musical "Kiki," premieres in New York City 1921 Event Ed Wynn's musical "Perfect Fool," premieres in New York City 1921 Birthday Nelson Riddle, Oradell, New Jersey, musical conductor, Batman, Frank Sinatra 1921 Event "Shuffle Along" 1st black musical comedy, opens in New York City 1920 Event Jerome Kern/BG DeSylva's musical "Sally," premieres in New York City 1919 Event H Tierney and J McCarthy's musical "Irene," premieres in New York City 1919 Event B. C. Hilliams musical "Buddies," premieres in New York City 1919 Event Romberg and Atteridge's musical "Passing Show," premieres in New York City 1919 Event Louis Hirsch and Harold Atteridge's musical premieres in New York City 1919 Event Herbert/Blossom's musical "Velvet Lady," premieres in New York City 1918 Event Musical "Sometime" with Mae West premieres in New York City 1918 Event Irving Berlin's musical "Yip Yip Yaphank," premieres in New York City 1918 Event H. Carroll and J. McCarthy's musical "Oh, Look!," premieres in New York City 1918 Event H Atteridge and S Rombergs musical "Sinbad," premieres in New York City 1918 Event Kern, Bolton and Wodehouse's musical premieres in New York City 1917 Event Hirsch/Harbach's musical "Going Up," premieres in New York City 1917 Birthday Jo Stafford, born in California, American pop and jazz singer, pioneer of modern musical parody 1917 Event Kern, Bolton and Wodehouse's musical "Oh, Boy!," premieres in New York City 1916 Event I Berlin/V Herbert/H Blossoms musical premieres in New York City 1916 Event Oscar Asche's musical "Chu Chin Chow," premieres in London 1916 Event Romberg/Hanley/Atteridge/Smith' musical premieres in New York City 1915 Event Irving Berlin and Harry B Smith's musical premieres in New York City 1915 Event J Kern/S Greene's musical "Very Good Eddie," premieres in New York City 1915 Event Herbert/Blossoms musical "Princess Pat," premieres in New York City 1915 Event Sydney, Kern and Smith's musical "Love o' Mike," premieres in New York City 1914 Event Irving Berlin's musical "Watch your Step," premieres in New York City 1914 Event Jerome Kern and Michael E Rourles musical premieres in New York City 1914 Event James Royce Shannon's musical "Shameen Dhu," premieres in New York City 1914 Event Kelman/Cushing/Heath' musical "Sari," premieres in New York City 1913 Event Golden/Cawthorne's musical "Sunshine Girl," premieres in New York City 1912 Event R Friml/O Harbachs musical "Firefly," premieres in New York City 1912 Birthday Jimmy Jewel, born in Sheffield, England, James Arthur Thomas J. Marsh, comedian, television, film actor, appeared in film 'The Krays', musical drama 'Casualty' 1911 Event Leslie J Stuarts musical "Betsy," premieres in New York City 1911 Event Ivan Caryll's musical "Pink Lady," premieres in New York City 1908 Event Oscar Strauss' musical "Der tapfere Soldat," premieres in Vienna 1907 Event George Cohans musical "Talk of the Town," premieres in New York City 1907 Event 1st radio broadcast of a musical composition aired 1906 Event V Herbert and H Blossom's musical "Red Mill," premieres in New York City 1906 Event Shields/Cobbs musical "His honor, the Mayor," premieres in New York City 1906 Event George Cohan's musical "George Washington," premieres in New York City 1905 Event V Herbert/H Blossoms musical "Mlle Modiste," premieres in New York City 1905 Event Hubbell, Shubert and Smith's musical "Fontana," premieres in New York City 1904 Event Duke of York Theatre opens in London (1st musical Peter Pan) 1904 Event George Cohans musical "Little Johnny Jones," premieres in New York City 1903 Event V Herbert and H Smith' musical "Babette," premieres in New York City 1901 Event George Cohan's musical "Governor's Son," premieres in New York City 1898 Event Victor Herbert/Harry Smith' musical premieres in New York City 1897 Event Gustave Kecker/Hugh Martin's musical "Belle of New York City," premieres in New York City 1897 Event John McNally's musical "Good Mr. Best," premieres in New York City 1897 Birthday Henry Dixon Cowell, born in Menlo Park, California, composer, New Musical Resources 1896 Birthday Leon Theremin, electronic musical instruments inventor 1896 Event Sidney Jones and Harry Greenbacks musical premieres in London 1894 Event Ludwig Englander's musical "Passing Show," premieres in New York City 1886 Event Musical fantasy "Night on Bald Mountain," performed in Russia 1884 Event Dixey, Rice and Gill's musical "Adonis," premieres in New York City 1883 Event Musical "Cordelia's Aspirations" premieres in New York City 1873 Birthday Colette, born in Yonee, France, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, writer, best-known for novel 'Gigi', which became a stage musical 1830 Birthday Hans von Bulow, Dresden, pianist/virtuoso conductor/musical writer 1756 Birthday Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austria, musical prodigy/composer, Figaro
